PaleoJoe can be found this weekend on the three-acre DinoTrail educating visitors about dinosaurs and fossils.  He will also give fossil presentations, including a bone-cleaning demonstration, at the Ford Education Center at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m.

Kchodl shares his passion for education and fossils through radio and television appearances as well as museum exhibits, lectures and books.  He has gained a reputation as an energetic and entertaining speaker in the persona of PaleoJoe, dressing and playing the part of “digger”. 

PaleoJoe has taught fossil programs to schoolchildren throughout the Midwest and has authored several books on fossils and dinosaurs, including “A Complete Guide to Michigan Fossils”, “Hidden Dinosaurs” and “The Disappearance of Dinosaur Sue”. 

PaleoJoe is scheduled to return to the Detroit Zoo throughout the summer, including appearances on Friday, July 17, Thursday, August 6, and Wednesday, September 2.

Dinosauria, presented by Kroger, features 19 life-like animatronic dinosaurs that roar, snarl and move.  Dinosauria is open daily through Labor Day, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (until 7 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August).  Tickets are $3 with Zoo admission for visitors of all ages and are available at main admissions and the Dinosauria ticket booth.  
 
The Detroit Zoological Society is a non-profit organization that operates the Detroit Zoo and Belle Isle Nature Zoo.  Situated on 125 acres of naturalistic exhibits, the Detroit Zoo is located at the intersection of Ten Mile Road and Woodward Avenue, just off I-696, in Royal Oak.  The Detroit Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. April through October (open at 9 a.m. May 1 through Labor Day) – with extended hours until 8 p.m. Wednesdays during July and August – and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. November through March.  Admission is $11 for adults 15 to 61, $9 for senior citizens 62 and older, and $7 for children ages 2 to 14; children under 2 are free.  For more information, call (248) 541-5717 or visit www.detroitzoo.org.  The Belle Isle Nature Zoo is open daily 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. year-round and provides educational programming with interpretive staff support from the Huron-Clinton Metroparks.  Admission is free.  For more information, call (313) 852-4056. 
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