Chinese Dinosaurs (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1985 October 15 - 1986 January 6

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened in October 15, 1985 and closed January 6, 1986. Located in Section 12, Floor 2 in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall at the American Museum of Natural History. "Chinese Dinosaurs" was an exhibition displaying recreations of two Chinese dinosaurs.

Summary

"Chinese Dinosaurs" was an exhibition displaying recreations of two Chinese dinosaurs. The Mamenchisaurus replica was 72 feet long. Its enormous neck--believed to be the longest of any animal that ever lived--measured 33 feet. A replica of Tsintaosaurus, a medium-sized dinosaur (23 feet long), that had massive grinding teeth and a very large, well-developed solid horn on the top of its skull, was also displayed. The original dinosaurs were mounted by the Institute of Vertebrate Paleontology and Paleoanthropology in Beijing. The recreated dinosaurs were on view in the Roosevelt Memorial Hall of the American Museum of Natural History from October 15, 1985 through January 6, 1986.

Individuals and institutions involved in the creation of the exhibition: Names that turn up in the other columns

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, October 7, 1985. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural History Press Release: Museum Programs and Exhibitions Calendar, November, 1985. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

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Related Corporate, Personal, and Family Names

New York State Roosevelt Memorial.
Location of exhibition.

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