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“ The dinosaur exhibit is always a treat. It really shows us how insignificant we are to what inhabited this planet before us. „
– TripAdvisor (69cynthiab)
“ I like this nature museum a lot because I like the dinosaurs. It is really nice and big and you can't be bored. It is the best museum I have ever been in. „
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Martin Lipman © Canadian Museum of Nature
The fossil gallery presents a unique look at the dramatic events that led to the extinction of dinosaurs and the rise of mammals approximately 85 to 35 million years ago.
Visit the gallery and get up-close-and-personal with the carnivorous, the frilled and the feathered. You won’t believe the view! There are hundreds of amazing specimens waiting to be discovered.
See the newest member of our horned dinosaur collection: Spiclypeus shipporum. This recently discovered species lived 76 million years ago in the Judith River formation in Montana, U.S.A.
You’ll also have the opportunity to:
- Walk into a swamp forest to find seven life-sized dinosaurs locked in a dramatic confrontation.
- Learn about dinosaurs, marine creatures, early mammals and more.
- See more than 30 complete skeletons from the end of the dinosaur era (85 to 65 million years ago), as well as vivid diorama scenes with 15 fleshed-out, life-sized models produced by some of the world’s top model makers.
- Experience the great asteroid impact in our Extinction Theatre, and then emerge to the dawn of a different era in which new creatures took over the world.
It’s a 50-million-year-long journey you won’t forget!
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We are grateful to Imperial Oil Foundation for its donation.
