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Mysterious creatures from Earth’s past are returning to ignite your imagination and delight your sense of adventure. Explore ancient aquatic animals in this immersive experience.
Take a deep dive into the Monsters of the Mesozoic Seas™ with these interactive programs and displays:
- Build a new sea creature on a touchscreen, then watch how it survives in various environments
- Play with miniature Mesozoic sea creatures in a diorama of the Sundance Sea—perfect for preschoolers
- Talk to a “dive instructor” and explore the ancient seas in a family “diving expedition”
- Go on an adventure with Mary Anning—the first female paleontologist—as she shares tidbits of her big discoveries and accomplishments
Explore Monsters of the Mesozoic Seas™ and discover these ancient animals:
Archelon
Interesting fact:
- The largest turtle to ever swim the seas
Baptanodon
Interesting facts:
- The specimen on display was excavated from the Jurassic Mile® by paleontologists from The Children’s Museum
- 15 feet long
- Marine reptile that looked a bit like a dolphin
- Had eyes the size of dinner plates to help it see prey beneath the waves in very low light
Elasmosaurus
Interesting facts:
- A huge predator with a very long neck, sharp teeth
- Smooth flippers that pulled it through the water without slowing it down
Plioplatecarpus
Interesting facts:
- About 15 feet long
- A type of mosasaur that swam in the western interior seaway of North America
- This specimen is one of many real fossils that were housed in our museum’s Natural Science collection that are now being displayed for all to see
Parapuzosia seppradensis
Interesting facts:
- At six feet, this is known as the world’s largest ammonite
- Ammonites are extinct mollusks
- Moved up and down through the sea by changing pressure inside chambers within their shells
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