Felton, Delaware: Cateraptasaurus: Mecha-Dinosaur
Sculpted by Derek Arnold, the safety-yellow dinosaur is almost 13 feet tall, and is built entirely out of old pieces of construction equipment.
Carter Machinery
- Address:
- 13074 S. Dupont Hwy, Felton, DE
- Directions:
- Carter Machinery. On the west side of US-13/S. Dupont Hwy, just south of the stoplight intersection with Reeves Crossing Rd.
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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The Cateraptasaurus: Mecha-Dinosaur by Derek Arnold has been moved to the Carter CAT rental store in Felton, Delaware. They take it to various events so it is not always there. Derek has other fun sculptures around.
[Thomas Pearson, 02/10/2025]Cateraptasaurus the Mecha-Dinosaur appears to have met its demise sometime between June 2018 and July 2019.
[Steve Cook, 02/05/2022]
Cateraptasaurus is a sculpture in the shape of a dinosaur created by Derek Arnold. It stands nearly 13 feet tall and was built entirely out of old construction equipment parts. It stands at the Alban Cat dealership on Pulaski Highway in Rosedale Maryland, just outside of Baltimore.
[Mark Jonas, 10/21/2014]Here since 2007, Cateraptasaurus is over 19 feet long and weighs six tons.
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The company that displayed Cateraptasaurus was bought by another Caterpillar dealer. Apparently the new owners didn't want a Mecha-Dinosaur.