Be the first to explore this new exhibit at the IMAS, Dinosaurs Among Us / Dinosaurios entre nosotros, opening to the public on Saturday, November 16, 2024!
IMAS Members get early access for a bonus hour of exploration at 9:00 AM on November 16, an hour before the general public.
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This event is free for members and one of a series of exhibit previews and special experiences reserved for IMAS Members. Learn more about membership and join today! Membership may be purchased at the door or online in advance.
About the exhibit:
Life on Earth rose only once and is a product of evolutionary change. In fact, the animals we know as dinosaurs never went away. For around 170 million years dinosaurs dominated the landscape. Through an evolutionary process that took tens of millions of years, one dinosaur group gave rise to a new, small, airborne form: birds. In the ancient past, these now-extinct ancestors of birds and non-bird dinosaurs coexisted and competed for resources. This change resulted in the up to 18000 species of living birds we have discovered to date. Today, scientists have discovered so much fossil evidence that the boundary between the animals we call birds and the animals we traditionally called dinosaurs is now practically obsolete. In this exhibition, visitors will discover how dinosaurs’ extraordinary story continues today–not as the giant “terrible lizards” of the past, but as the feathered, winged birds both on land and in the sky we know today. The age of the Dinosaurs is now.
Dinosaurs Among Us is organized by the American Museum of Natural History, New York (amnh.org)with support from Museo de Ciencias, Universidad de Navarra, Spain; North Museum of Nature and Science, United States; Philip J. Currie Dinosaur Museum, Canada; and Universum Museo de las Ciencias de la UNAM, Mexico.
