New Dinosaur Experience Comes To Cleveland Museum

From the Cleveland Museum of Natural History:

November 22 2019

Ultimate Dinosaurs Descends on
the Cleveland Museum of Natural History
New technology gives up-close look at little-known species

Cleveland, Ohio – Come face to face with a whole new world of dinosaurs—the unique and bizarre dinosaurs of the Southern Hemisphere—from November 29, 2019– April 26, 2020 in Kahn Hall at the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. Full-size reconstructions, real touchable fossils, and augmented reality will give visitors an up-close introduction to a breed of fascinating creatures unfamiliar to most North Americans.

Based on groundbreaking research from scientists around the world, Ultimate Dinosaurs reveals species of dinosaurs that evolved in isolation in South America, Madagascar, and other parts of Africa and examines how and why are they are so different from their North American counterparts. The exhibit was created by the Science Museum of Minnesota.

“The exhibit’s use of new technology brings history to life like never before, allowing our visitors to ‘engage’ with dinosaurs they never knew existed and that were unknown even to scientists as recently as 30 years ago,” said Sonia Winner, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Cleveland Museum of Natural History. “Ultimate Dinosaurs is a great example of how we are using technology to advance our mission to educate and connect with our community in compelling ways.”

Ultimate Dinosaurs tells the origin story of our continents, how they once were fully connected as a supercontinent called Pangea and how their separation resulted in massive evolutionary diversity in dinosaurs. Visitors will experience the awe-inspiring presence of these creatures as they wander among 16 life-size casts and numerous prehistoric specimens, using augmented reality to imagine these beasts in the flesh.

Among the species featured in Ultimate Dinosaurs are:

Giganotosaurus, the largest carnivorous dinosaur from Gondwana and perhaps the largest land predator ever. Giganotosaurus has been dubbed the bigger, badder cousin of Tyrannosaurus rex.
Eoraptor, a tiny bipedal dinosaur that lived about 228 million years ago. Its two kinds of teeth—serrated and flat—suggest it was an omnivore.
Suchomimus, a spinosaur from the Sahara Desert in Niger. It was 33 feet long and weighed more than 6,600 pounds.
Majungosaurus, a theropod from Madagascar. It is believed that it exhibited cannibalistic behavior at least some of the time.
Rapetosaurus, a titanosaur named after the mischievous Malagasy folklore giant, Rapeto. An adult Rapetosaurus may have been up to 60 feet long.

For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit CMNH.org.

This press release was produced by the Cleveland Museum of Natural History The views expressed here are the author’s own.