The final gallery in the Museum of Nature is the Fossil Gallery, which collects fossils of dinosaurs and other early life in the deep past of the planet. The first thing one sees upon entry is this predator looming above you. This is daspletosaurus, a predecessor to tyrannosaurus rex.
Nearby are smaller fossils, fleeter of foot and having more in common with contemporary birds.
Here we have something else.
It's not just dinosaurs that were fossilized.
Here we have the cast of another predator, the carnotaurus.
Witnesses of the origin of our world...
ReplyDeleteMy imagination runs wild when I think of these creatures roaming around my neighborhood. :-)
ReplyDeleteI've always loved Dinos with their complicated names ...
ReplyDeleteAlways impressive to be able to view these kind of ancient fossils.
ReplyDeleteI went with my grandson here in Brussels to the same kind of museum and we also saw these "dragons" he was very impressed because they are so big !
ReplyDeleteImpressionante estes belos fosseis.
ReplyDeleteUm abraço e bom fim-de-semana.
Andarilhar
Dedais de Francisco e Idalisa
O prazer dos livros
When I saw the title I thought you were visiting the old folks home!
ReplyDeleteThey are always impressive to see.
ReplyDelete...since I was a kid I have been fascinated by fossils.
ReplyDeleteLove those bony exhibits.
ReplyDeleteScary in many ways to think of creatures that large actually lived on Earth.
ReplyDeleteFascinating to see vreatures that ruled the earth once upon a time!
ReplyDeleteI am glad I wasn't living in that age when dinosaurs roam the earth.
ReplyDeleteI'd enjoy this section very much!
ReplyDelete@Italiafinlandia: at least the early eons.
ReplyDelete@Revrunner: I have always found them fascinating.
@Ella: me too.
@Jan: I think so.
@Gattina: dinosaurs fascinate kids.
@Francisco: thanks!
@David: hah!
@Anvilcloud: they are.
ReplyDelete@Tom: me too.
@Marie: as do I.
@Maywyn: they ruled it.
@Magiceye: a proverbial glance through time.
@Nancy: it is unlikely humans could have evolved had the dinosaurs not been wiped out.
@Sharon: I'll enjoy showing it.
Movie tonight, with "rexi"! :-) (Night at the museum)
ReplyDeleteThis is always so fascinating!
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of the ROM.
ReplyDeleteThose fossils are amazing!
ReplyDeleteThese large animals would have been very scary to meet.
ReplyDeleteIt's not till you see the skeletons that you really understand the massive size of these creatures.
ReplyDeleteFossils are so interesting. We were trying our hand at rock hounding and I found several rocks with small clam shell fossils. Up in the mountains yet. Pretty cool
ReplyDeleteMB
Very impressive and scary animals.
ReplyDeleteIt would have been amazing to see those creatures back then. Great photos of this exhibit!
ReplyDeleteAmazing fossil photos ~
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@Iris: fitting.
ReplyDelete@RedPat: I agree.
@Catarina: I can see that.
@Jennifer: that they are.
@Red: definitely.
@Jeanie: and they were huge.
ReplyDelete@MB: fossils fascinate me.
@Bill: that they were.
@Denise: it would have been.
@Carol: thank you!
Fascinating William. So glad those predators are not running about now!
ReplyDeleteFortunately!
DeleteJust fascinating.
ReplyDeleteThey are.
DeleteHi William, hard to imagine such majestic creatures roamed the earth at one time.
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We would not have evolved had they been still around.
DeleteWonderful post, I adore fossils. You live in a wonderful city that you can get to fabulous places.
ReplyDeleteThere are a lot of museums here.
Deletethis was always a location in the museum i would find myself really curious. love it. way neat!! icy here today. ( ;
ReplyDeleteDinosaurs fascinate me.
DeletePuts the news in perspective!
ReplyDeleteIndeed.
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