Finale

 This collected specimen is a holotype- the first of its kind to be discovered. Chasmosaurus irvinensis is a horned dinosaur, and this one was uncovered in 1958 but not studied until four decades later.

This is what the fossils look like displayed of the species as we might expect.

Here we have another first. This is a reconstructed skull, while the bones of the original are in a nearby display case. Spiclypeus shipporum is a recently discovered species of horned dinosaur, and this one has the name Judith, in honour of the river basin in Montana where she was found. The river was named by  the explorer William Clark in honour of a woman back home he wanted to marry. As I write this draft, I'm listening to music from the Ken Burns documentary on Lewis and Clark- oddly fitting.

An artist's rendering looks at what Judith might have looked like.

And here are the original fossils.

They dominated the world. And long after their day ended, they fascinate us.

I end inside the gallery with two views of daspletosaurus. 

Back out in the main atrium, one more look up at Gaia.

Down on the floor, a moose is in mosaic form.

And a final view of the Museum in late afternoon sunlight. I hope you have enjoyed this visit.