{"id":61932,"date":"2021-04-08T12:23:59","date_gmt":"2021-04-08T16:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/?post_type=news&p=61932"},"modified":"2023-01-20T14:14:06","modified_gmt":"2023-01-20T19:14:06","slug":"dueling-dinosaurs-exhibit-update","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/news\/dueling-dinosaurs-exhibit-update\/","title":{"rendered":"Dueling Dinosaurs Exhibit Update"},"content":{"rendered":"

Museum guests will get their first look at the Dueling Dinosaurs<\/em> beginning Tuesday, March 30.<\/p>\n

On the second floor of the Museum\u2019s Nature Exploration Center (NEC), an enormous foot belonging to our Triceratops <\/em>will be displayed as fossil in matrix, while a foot of the tyrannosaur will be displayed in replica.<\/p>\n

The selected portions of the Dueling Dinosaurs<\/em> will be the public\u2019s first in-person experience of the incredible exhibit. Guests will be able to enjoy a 360-degree walk-around of the fossils, allowing observation on all sides.<\/p>\n

\"TheThe Triceratops<\/em> foot fossil in matrix. Photo: K. Swain\/NCMNS.<\/span><\/p>\n

The exhibit is also equipped with fascinating facts about the anatomy of the specimen and the environment the dinosaurs lived in. (Preview below!)<\/p>\n

Fast Feet Facts<\/h3>\n
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A replica of the tyrannosaur’s foot, in process.
Photo: K. Swain\/NCMNS.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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  • Triceratops <\/em>likely had thick, fleshy footpads, similar to a hippopotamus or elephant.<\/li>\n
  • Triceratops<\/em> walked on its toes (digitigrade), compared to humans, who walk on their soles (plantigrade).<\/li>\n
  • Tyrannosaur feet were similar to the feet of an emu (Dromaius novaehollandiae<\/em>).<\/li>\n
  • Like Triceratops<\/em>, tyrannosaurs also walked on their toes and had three functional toes, like most of their living relatives (birds) do today.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Eric Lund, the SECU DinoLab Manager, shared that he hopes guests, “learn how these iconic dinosaurs moved through their environments and how they share fascinating similarities with living animals today.”<\/p>\n

    Because the Dueling Dinosaurs<\/em> fossils are so well preserved and articulated and the bones were found in life position, they will provide unique insights into the soft-tissue anatomy of these two dinosaurs. Guests will be able to gain insight into their biology and their movement.<\/p>\n

    Beyond this, the exhibit will allow guests to make comparisons to their own feet!<\/p>\n

    Edited January 20, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":62021,"menu_order":1,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/61932"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/news"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/news\/61932\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62021"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/naturalsciences.org\/calendar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=61932"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}