PORTLAND, Maine — Local inflatable reptile enthusiasts Valerie Sanborn and Alison Cyr threw a dance party in Monument Square on Saturday exclusively for dinosaurs. 
 
 Not real dinosaurs, of course — they’re extinct. Sanborn and Cyr organized their shindig via Facebook for people dressed in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex costumes. 
 
 About three dozen blow-up T-rexes boogied below the Soldiers and Sailors monument for close to an hour doing the chicken and YMCA dances, among others. Sanborn told CBS affiliate WGME the idea for the event started when Sanborn bought her own costume for $50 online. 
 
 The organizing duo were not raising money for charity or publicizing a cause. The event was strictly for fun. At least 200 people enjoyed the pointless spectacle. 
 
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 Admin API ||||| People dressed in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes participate in a rally in Portland, Maine, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle) (Associated Press) 
 
 People dressed in inflatable Tyrannosaurus rex dinosaur costumes participate in a rally in Portland, Maine, Saturday, Jan. 20, 2018. (AP Photo/Patrick Whittle) (Associated Press) 
 
 PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — His name means "king of the tyrant lizards," but sometimes Tyrannosaurus rex just wants to party. 
 
 Make that many T. rexes. Hundreds of curious people descended on Portland's Monument Square on Saturday to observe a gathering of dinosaur lovers dressed as the science museum staple. 
 
 There were dozens of T. rexes, and they danced, growled and milled around. One who struggled to navigate his costume walked around with his head protruding awkwardly from the dinosaur's gaping mouth. 
 
 Valerie Sanborn and Alison Cyr set up the Cretaceous Period party through Facebook. A non-participant was summoned to snap a group photo because of T. rex's "little arm probz." 
 
 There didn't appear to be any participants who arrived dressed as Marc Bolan, late singer of English rock band T. Rex.
– His name means "king of the tyrant lizards," but sometimes Tyrannosaurus rex just wants to party. Make that many T. rexes. Hundreds of curious people on Saturday descended on Monument Square in Portland, Maine, to observe a gathering of dinosaur lovers dressed as the science museum staple. There were dozens of T. rexes, and they danced, growled, and milled around. They also danced, notes the Bangor Daily News, including dinosaur versions of the Chicken and YMCA. One who struggled to navigate his costume walked around with his head protruding awkwardly from the dinosaur's gaping mouth, notes the AP. Valerie Sanborn and Alison Cyr set up the Cretaceous Period party through Facebook, and lest you fear the politicization of T. Rex, the Daily News notes that "the event was strictly for fun" and that "at least 200 people enjoyed the pointless spectacle." A non-participant was summoned to snap a group photo because of T. rex's "little arm probz." (Meanwhile, don't you dare laugh at T. Rex's tiny arms.)