Jackson in Hinds County, Mississippi — The American South (East South Central)

Nodosaurus

Photographed by Cajun Scrambler, July 29, 2022

1. Nodosaurus Marker

Inscription.
Length: 18 feet
Height: 10 Feet
Weight: 3-3.5 tons
Diet: Herbivore
Period:Early Cretaceous - 95-90 million years ago

Fascinating Fact: Its dense armor plating an angular horns helped protect it from carnivorous dinosaurs such as the T.rex!

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Paleontology • Parks & Recreational Areas.

Location. 32° 19.479′ N, 90° 9.39′ W. Marker is in Jackson, Mississippi, in Hinds County. It can be reached from Riverside Park Circle 0.3 miles Museum Boulevard. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jackson MS 39202, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Mississippi’s Natchez Trace Corridor.

It is also in the American South

and specifically in the Deep South.

Globally, it is in North America,

a Gulf of Mexico state,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

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least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Eotrachodon (within shouting distance of this marker); Chasmosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Appalachiosaurus (within shouting distance of this marker); Triceratops horridus (within shouting distance of this marker); Sylvandell (approx. 0.7 miles away); Smoke House (approx. ¾ mile away); Fortenberry-Parkman Farm (approx. 0.8 miles away); The Escape Proof Jail of West, MS (approx. 0.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jackson.

More about this marker. Located on the grounds of the Mississippi Museum of Naturals Sciences.

Credits. This page was last revised on November 22, 2022. It was originally submitted on November 22, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana. This page has been viewed 243 times since then and 16 times this year. Photo 1. submitted on November 22, 2022, by Cajun Scrambler of Assumption, Louisiana.