JURASSIC Park came to town yesterday when a baby T.rex visited the Brunel Shopping Centre.

Shoppers took a step back in time to the prehistoric world complete with rainforest, fossils and the king of the dinosaurs, young T.rex Pete.

With smoke pouring from his nostrils and roars coming from his razor sharp snout Pete certainly made for a menacing sight as he checked out the latest releases in That’s Entertainment.

Luckily seven-foot tall Pete was friendlier than he looked and allowed the children to stroke him and pose for photos.

Laura Hall from Oakhurst brought along son and dinosaur enthusiast George, three.

“I’m really proud of George, he was a bit nervous at first but he really enjoyed seeing the T-rex. He loves dinosaurs, especially growling like them so he’s having the time of his life,” she said.

“It’s fun and it teaches the kids something so I’m a big fan.”

Siobhan Daniels from Calne attended with children Axl, three and Bella, four who couldn’t wait to meet the friendly dinosaur.

“Axl absolutely loves the dinosaur, he seemed a bit scared before Pete walked out but now he loves him,”she said.

“It’s great for the kids to learn more about dinosaurs and do something a bit different. I’m amazed at how life-like Pete is, it’s definitely something they’ll be talking about for weeks to come

Pete was prowling around the Dinosaurium show, which features ‘living’ dinosaurs, games and activities for children.

Jane Stewart, marketing manager at The Brunel Shopping Centre said the event had been a huge success with mini dinosaur hunters.

“It’s the school holidays and this is something fun and educational combined with a bit awe inspiring,” she said.

“Dinosaurs are scary, huge and they were real creatures, that’s why children are so fascinated by them.

“There’s been a huge crowd of people coming to meet Pete, it’s been non-stop. All the children are absolutely fascinated by him and it is quite something to see a massive dinosaur walking around.”

Inspired by the success of Jurassic World, there were a host of frighteningly life-like dinosaurs on display including raptor deinonychus, minmi, stegosaurus and triceratops.

Kids then had the chance to try archaeology as they uncovered various fossils buried in sand.

The youngsters also got creative in the craft room as they decorated models of dinosaurs.

Dinosaurium debunked common myths about certain dinosaur species, including the true size of Jurassic Park villains, the velociraptors, which in reality were only around three feet tall.