Hatching the Past
Hatching the Past:
Dinosaur Eggs and Babies
On exhibit June 21 - September 21
Take a rare and exciting look at the life of dinosaurs through their eggs, nests and embryos. This remarkable hands-on exhibition offers an astounding array of authentic dinosaur eggs and nests collected from all over the globe-including those of each of the major plant and meat-eating dinosaur groups.
Hatching the Past presents new discoveries about dinosaur reproduction and behavior and introduces some of the fascinating people and science behind these discoveries. A captivating experience for all ages, Hatching the Past invites visitors to touch a real dinosaur bone and reconstructed nests, dig for eggs, experience hands-on exploration stations and view animated video presentations featuring well known dinosaur experts!
This amazing collection of real fossils on view includes an authentic bowling ball-sized egg of a sauropod from South America-laid by a long-necked plant-eating titanosaur that lived 75 million years ago; a large cluster of eggs laid by a duck billed, plant-eating dinosaur; and the longest dinosaur eggs ever discovered - almost 18 inches long - laid by a new giant species of oviraptor, a carnivourous, ostrich-like dinosaur.
A central feature of the exhibit is a cast of "Baby Louie," - the nearly complete skeleton of a dinosaur embryo with its bones aligned in the proper positions. Charlie Mcgovern made this exceptional and rare discovery in 1993 when he was carefully cleaning a large block of eggs from China.
Hatching the Past was developed by Charlie and Florence Magovern of the Stone Company, Boulder, Colorado in association with the Harvard Museum of Natural History. This exhibit is made possible in part by Borg Warner Inc, Excellus BlueCross BlueShield, and Tompkins County Tourism Grant
After you tour this exhibit at Museum of the Earth please take a few minutes to answer a few questions.
