150 million year old dinosaur coming to Dubai Mall

Dubai: Unconfirmed reports on Wednesday claimed Dubai-based developer Emaar plans to exhibit the skeleton of a 150-million-year-old dinosaur at its Dubai Mall property.

Emaar could not be reached for an immediate comment on Wednesday.

The developer has not publicly commented on the development.

According to reports, carried by multiple media outlets and on Twitter, Emaar purchased the skeleton reportedly for millions of dirhams for a permanent exhibit at the giant mall.

The remains were said to have been found in a quarry in the US state of Wyoming.

An adult dinosaur that walked the earth some 150 million years ago and was discovered very recently at the Dana Quarry in Wyoming, USA, is set to surprise visitors at The Dubai Mall.

confirm that Emaar Properties, the developer of Burj Khalifa and The Dubai Mall, has bought a dinosaur exhibit.

'This will be the first of its kind and will be on permanent display at the mall shortly,' sources said.

Online research on Dana Quarry offers interesting insights into the dinosaur skeleton that will soon find its home in Dubai.

According to the website of Dinosauria International, the site, located near the village of Ten Sleep, has 'ancient sand and mudstone deposits, dating back to the late Jurassic Period, approximately 150 million years ago'.

The Dubai Mall, Emaar's flagship shopping and entertainment destination, welcomed over 75 million visitors in 2013, driving a sales boost of 26 percent. Emaar said last month that footfall at the mall rose by 15 percent last year, with an average monthly visitors totaling 6.25 million