Tyrannosaurus rex Fossil - American Museum of Natural History
[A man in an elevated lift cleans the skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus rex in the Hall of Saurischian Dinosaurs.] NARRATOR: This is the king of time. For many of us, Tyrannosaurus rex is the dinosaur—our lens into a lost world. [The words “Tyrannosaurus rex” appear in many different fonts, floating towards us.]
Dinosaur Bones - American Museum of Natural History
Once a fossil fragment is found, the collector brushes away the loose dirt on the surface to see whether more of the specimen is buried in the ground. If so, quarrying is initiated to collect the fossil. First, awls, rock hammers, chisels, and other tools are used to remove the rock covering the bones to see how much of the skeleton is present.
Types of Dinosaurs - American Museum of Natural History
This diminutive dinosaur skeleton indicates that this individual would have only been about 4 feet long. Mononykus olecranus Mononykus was a very weird animal. Only about the size of a turkey, its proportionally long, slender, hind legs powered its fairly slim, streamlined body.
Dinosaurs - American Museum of Natural History
Collection Dinosaur Discoveries The 21st century is shaping up as a great time to be a paleontologist: here's the latest in our understanding of dinosaurs. Exhibit The Titanosaur This cast is of a 122-foot-long dinosaur that lived in forests of today’s Patagonia about 100 to …
Dinosaur Facts - American Museum of Natural History
During the Mesozoic Era (a period of more than 180 million years that included the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods), a species of non-avian dinosaur evolved into a species of avian dinosaur. This avian dinosaur is the first bird and the forerunner of all birds. Every non-avian dinosaur went extinct 66 million years ago.
The Titanosaur: One of the Largest Dinosaurs | AMNH
The scientific name, Patagotitan mayorum, was announced in August 2017. The moniker was inspired by the region where this new species was discovered, Argentina’s Patagonia (Patago); by its strength and large size (titan), and by the Mayo family on whose ranch the fossils of this new sauropod species were excavated (mayorum).
Drawing Dinos - AMNH
Find a picture of a dinosaur skeleton. You will use these bones to help you draw a picture of what the dinosaur may have looked like when it was alive. In this example, the artist chose Mononykus .
Corythosaurus: Duck Billed Dinosaur Skeleton - American Museum …
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Dinosaur Exhibits | American Museum of Natural History
The fourth floor halls of the Museum feature approximately 100 dinosaur specimens, a tiny fraction of the largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world. The Titanosaur grazes the Wallach Orientation Center's approximately 19-foot-high ceilings, and, at 122 feet, is just a bit too long for its new home.
Anatotitan: Duck Billed Dinosaur Skeleton - American Museum of …
Anatotitan was a duck-billed dinosaur, one of the most widespread dinosaur groups. About 70 million years ago, duck-billed dinosaurs lived in the Americas, Europe, and Asia. Their habitats varied from forests in river valleys to swamps in coastal floodplains.