Our very last stop on our road trip before heading home was Reno, Nevada. One half all you see is their bones, and the other half is covered in feathers or skin.
Some of the dinosaurs on display, such as Oryctodromeus, Tenontosaurus, and Deinonychus, are built so you can see their skeletons and their flesh. There was also a Burrowing Dinosaurs: Digging Deeper Into Dinosaur Behavior exhibit, which shows Oryctodromeus, the first known burrowing dinosaur.
#DINOTOPIA MOVIE GIANT EEL FULL#
The largest skull is about the size of a car.Īnother display had a series of T-rex skulls to show the growth of the “tyrant king.” Though, even the smallest skull was full of sharp teeth and would probably have been quite terrifying in life. That said, one of the displays we saw was the growth and behavior series of Triceratops, which shows a number of skulls, various ages and sizes, side by side to show just how big Triceratops became. This has caused a lot of debate, and is still considered controversial. In 2010, John and Jack published research on the growth patterns of 38 skulls ( Triceratops and Torosaurus) from the Hell Creek Formation and suggested that Torosaurus was an adult version of Triceratops. Like us, John also had a dinosaur themed wedding, so of course we hit it off right away. John Scannella, who worked with Jack Horner and is now the interim curator at the museum. Malone, the President of Montana State University from 1991 to 1999. Big Mike is a bronze cast of T-rex, MOR 555, and was dedicated in 2001 in memory of Dr.
The museum changes exhibits fairly regularly, about once a year, so there’s a lot to see.īut one constant is Big Mike, the T-rex who stands out in front of the museum. And of course, it has an extensive collection of dinosaur fossils. It’s located on the Montana State University campus in Bozeman. The Museum of the Rockies is a Smithsonian Affiliate and a Federal Repository for fossils. Our fourth and last stop on our epic dinosaur road trip, that was dinosaur related at least, was the Museum of the Rockies in Bozeman, Montana.
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