PHOTOS: Dinosaurs of the Deep invade Adventure Aquarium

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At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.
Tylosaurus is one of the largest of the mosasaur species and the most-lizard like of all marine reptiles.
Protestga is an extinct genus of marine turtle from the late Cretaceous period.
Dakosaurus is part of an extinct family of crocodile that were was adapted for ocean living more than 150 million years ago.
Dunkleosteus is a genus of prehistoric fish existing during the Late Devonian period, about 380–360 million years ago.
Dunkleosteus is a genus of prehistoric fish existing during the Late Devonian period, about 380–360 million years ago.
Known for its extremely long neck the Elasmosaurus was a massive creature, about 46 feet in length and weighing in at over 2.2 tons.
Ichthyosaurus is a species that may have looked like a fish but was one of the first reptiles adapted for a totally marine lifestyle.
Kronosaurus is a marine reptile known for its elongated head and short neck.
Liopleurodon is a short-necked plesioaur with a massive head from the mid-Jurassic, early Cretaceous period.
Liopleurodon is a short-necked plesioaur with a massive head from the mid-Jurassic, early Cretaceous period.
Nothosaurus is a semi-oceanic reptile which probably had a lifestyle similar to that of today's seals.
Plesiosaurus is a small headed marine reptile known for his long and slender necked, broad turtle-like body, short tail and two pairs of large, elongated paddles.
Plesiosaurus is a small headed marine reptile known for his long and slender necked, broad turtle-like body, short tail and two pairs of large, elongated paddles.
Zygorhiza is an extinct genus of early whale from the Late Eocene Period, whose body was similar to modern cetaceans
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PHOTOS: Dinosaurs of the Deep invade Adventure Aquarium At Adventure Aquarium's Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit, visitors can come face-to-face with more than 20 prehistoric marine reptiles.

CAMDEN, NJ (WPVI) -- What was the sea like during prehistoric days? Well, now you can find out during the Dinosaurs of the Deep exhibit at the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, New Jersey.

The aquarium calls it "an immersive, larger-than-life experience that will bring you face-to-face with more than 20 monsters of the deep."

Plesiosaurus is a small headed marine reptile known for his long and slender necked, broad turtle-like body, short tail and two pairs of large, elongated paddles.

Visitors of the exhibit will see life-size replicas including a 42-foot Elasmosaurus...

Known for its extremely long neck the Elasmosaurus was a massive creature, about 46 feet in length and weighing in at over 2.2 tons.

and a 34-foot Liopleurodon whose teeth were 4 inches long!

Liopleurodon is a short-necked plesioaur with a massive head from the mid-Jurassic, early Cretaceous period.

Take a look at some of the Jurassic monsters of the deep featured at the aquarium in the slideshow above.

For more information visit Adventure Aquarium's website.