Apatosaurus Revisited (Exhibition)

Exist Dates

1989 August 15 - 1989 October

Biographical or Historical Note

abstract

Exhibition. Opened August 15, 1989 and closed October 1989. Located in the New York State Roosevelt Memorial at the American Museum of Natural History. "Apatosaurus Revisited" illustrated how new research about dinosaur evolution changed scientists' view of what the skull of Apatosaurus (formerly known as Brontosaurus) looked like.

Summary

"Apatosaurus Revisited" illustrated how new research about dinosaur evolution changed scientists' view of what the skull of Apatosaurus (formerly known as Brontosaurus) looked like. On view were casts of dinosaur skulls from three different species: a likely Apatosaurus skull known as the Jensen quarry skull, a Camarasaurus skull and a Diplodocus skull along with an evolutionary diagram to illustrate the changing views about the Apatosaurus skull. The exhibition, an Arthur Ross Exhibit of the Month, was on view in the New York State Roosevelt Memoria at the American Museum of Natural History from August 15 through the end of October, 1989.

Sources

American Museum of Natural History Press Release, July 28, 1989. Departmental Records, 101; American Museum of Natural History Library Archives.

American Museum of Natural history Press Release: Museum Programs and Exhibitions Calendar, August, 1989. 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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