Once Upon a Time….in the bustling city of Rockford, nestled amidst the rolling hills and flowing rivers, there lived a baseball team known as the Rockford Rivets. They were known far and wide for their passion for the game, their unbreakable spirit, and their undying love for their hometown.

But something was missing. The team needed a symbol, a mascot to rally the fans, and embody the true spirit of Rockford. One fateful day, excavating the dugouts, a construction crew discovered strange fossils! They called the Local Burpee Museum of Natural History paleontologists to investigate!

“These fossils are of a distant relative of early Ceratopsians like Psittacosaurus! This is the first Ceratopsian, even first dinosaur found in Illinois!” The scientists brought back the well preserved fossils to the Musuem and found that it had rivet-like horns on its skull, hence the name Rivetsaurus!

Now through the power of Science, geneticists brought the Rivetsaurus back to life! Turns out The Rivetsaurs were big baseball fans! The Rockford Rivets took it in and taught it the ways of sport, becoming the greatest baseball player in 66 million years!

You can see some of the distant cousins of the Rivetsaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History!

But the Rivet-Saurus is more than just a mascot; it will be a friend to all. It will roam the stands, high-fiving fans, and posing for countless selfies. It’s infectious enthusiasm will spread like wildfire, uniting the community in a shared love for baseball and their beloved Rivets.

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