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Dinosaurios Argentinos: Giants of Patagonia

Let us introduce you to the most authentic and comprehensive exhibition ever made on dinosaurs from the southern hemisphere:

Dinosaurs from Argentina are among the oldest species known and they generally show more extreme features than their North American relatives.

You will find in this exhbition the biggest carnivore dinosaur that ever inhabited the planet along with the smallest, the earliest with the latest, Cretaceous birds that could not fly, dinosaurs that would learn to fly, and much more...

- 2 5 s k e l e t o n r e p l i c a e- 9 l i f e r e c o n s t r u c t i o n s

- 1 2 i n t e r a c t i v e e d u c a t i o n a l s t a t i o n s- 1 5 G i a n t i l l u s t r a t i o n s

- H a n d s o n d i s p l a y s f o r t h e b l i n d- e d u c a t i o n a l f i l m s o f s c i e n t i f i c r e s e a r c h ( U n i v e r s i t y o f C o m a h u e ) - c o m p l e t e l i g h t n i n g e q u i p m e n t

- 2 5 b a c k l i g h t e x p l a n a t i o n p a n e l s

all together creating a friendly educational environment into a mystic and unique athmosphere.

Dinosaurios Argentinos “Giants of Patagonia” has the scientific support of the National University of Comahue, Patagonia Argentina, together with museums and institutions dedicated to the search, research, and outreach of the palaeontological patrimony.

Giganotosaurus carolinii complete skeleton

Carnotaurus Sastrei complete skeleton

Skorpiovenator bustingorryi complete skeleton

Rebbachisaurus tesonei complete skeleton

Futalognkosaurus dukei 2 vertebrae

Riojasaurus incertus skull

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis complete skeleton

Eoraptor lunensis skull

Gasparinasaura cincosaltensis complete skeleton

Abelisaurus comahuensis skull

Piatnitzkysaurus floresi skull

Megaraptor namunhuaiqii complete skeleton

Tuarangisaurus cabazai complete skeleton

Lakumasaurus antarcticus skull

Sauropod eggs assemblage of Titanosaur nest

Mussaurus patagonicus complete skeleton

Alvarezsaurus calvoi complete skeleton

Patagopteryx deferrariisi complete skeleton

Unenlagia paynemili partial skeleton

Notosuchus complete skeleton

P a l e o n t o l o g i c a l e x h i b i t s

Carnotaurus Sastrei life reconstruction head

Riojasaurus incertus life reconstruction head

Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis complete life reconstruction

Eoraptor lunensis complete life reconstruction

Gasparinasaura cincosaltensis complete life reconstruction

Abelisaurus comahuensis life reconstruction head

Sauropod eggs life reconstruction of embrio

Raptor egg complete life reconstruction

Mussaurus patagonicus complete life reconstruction nest

P a l e o n t o l o g i c a l e x h i b i t s

E X H I B T D E S C R I P T I O N

E r a S t a i r w a y

Which animals came first? Sort model dinosaurs, reptiles, and mammals into the time period in which they were first found. Build your own diorama with backdrops that portray the environment during the different times.

D i n o S i g h tLens systems positioned within a dinosaur “mask” let visitors see through sauropod dinosaurs’ sideways-facing eyes.

D i n o C o l o r s

Visitors decide what color to make a dinosaur by moving hand-operated wheels. A dinosaur outline printed on clear plastic allows mobile colored and patterned discs to seen as the dinosaur’s skin color and texture.

S w i n g i n g S a u r o p o d N e c k

Long-necked dinosaurs (sauropods) kept their necks up with the help of a long tendon. Visitors can feel the complexity of controlling a long neck by operating this model neck. Models of low bushes and tall trees invite visitors to help the sauropod graze.

D i n o P h o t o O pVisitors put their heads through an opening in a Carnotaurus. Visitors ride on a tuxedoed Rebbachisaurus.

D i n o T r a c k s Folow the tracks (if you can...)

D i n o E g g s Want to be a dinosaur embrio? Feel like one in this station

D i n o P u z z l eFlat colored puzzles

D i n o F e m u r Compare yourself with this huge bone

R u b b i n g P l a t e sBronze cast plates with dinosaurs in relief mounted on a base. Paper and crayons are supplied for visitors to make a take-home dinosaur rubbing.

D e e p - s e a c o r e Replica of deep-sea drilling core showing K/T boundary (indicating world cataclysm and extinction)

D i n o s t r o l l e r s Make a stroll with a dino

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