Photos as an enormous dinosaurs hold up traffic in Newcastle - here's why

Parts of Newcastle city centre were left in shock on Tuesday as a series of dinosaurs made their way to a museum.

The ancient beings were spotted heading in the direction of the Life Centre on Times Square in the city centre ahead of a new exhibition.

A 9-metre long, four tonne T.rex and a four metre high three tonne Carnotaurus are part of a the Great Dinosaur Escape event in the site.

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One of the dinosaurs entering the Life Centre. | Life Centre

Starting later in March, the experience will feature the largest collection of animatronic dinosaurs in the north of England and will be one of Life’s largest collections of exhibits to date.

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Opening on Saturday, March 28, the immersive, large-scale experience will feature 20 ultra-realistic animatronic dinosaurs.

The collection has been developed in Mexico by Dinosaurios Mexico, and this will be its first appearance in the UK.

The exhibition will run until late September, including through the Easter and summer holidays for families to enjoy.

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