It looked like a sea serpent. It swam like a sea serpent. Its original name, Basilosaurus, even meant King of Reptiles. But was the Zeuglodon, an aquatic animal that apparently lived from 37 to 53 million years ago, a sea serpent?

For the first time at RivahFest, the Essex County Museum is offering a novel way to educate and entertain children by drawing on Water lane an outline of the Zeuglodon Dinosaur, then allow children to color in the body of the dinosaur. After several hours a wonderful colored dinosaur will appear on the streets of Tappahannock.

The Zeuglodon is the official state fossil of Alabama and is protected by law. So if you find one on your next visit to the southern states, make sure you call the governor and ask permission before you take him home with you.