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Dinosaurs

Exhibitions

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Explore the Age of Dinosaurs (and see how scientists discover them) in our award-winning exhibition!

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Watch real scientists prepare fossils every day.

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April 3, 2019 - January 5, 2020

Antarctic Dinosaurs

Discover new species of dinosaurs as you follow in the steps of Antarctic adventurer-scientists.

Events

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Thu

19

Sep

Dinosaur Encounters Show Triceratops Puppet

Dinosaur Encounters

Live Theater Show

10:30 am
11:15 am

Fun, educational, and interactive, Dinosaur Encounters features NHM's life-size dinosaur puppets.

Sat

21

Sep

Hunter the T Rex covered in confetti during a Dinosaur Encounters Show at Dino Fest

Dino Fest

Festival Special Program

9:30 am

Dinosaurs once dominated the Earth, and this weekend, they are taking over Los Angeles for the 4th annual Dino Fest at NHM!

Sat

21

Sep

Dinosaur Encounters Show Triceratops Puppet

Dinosaur Encounters

Live Theater Show

11:30 am
1:30 pm
2:30 pm

Fun, educational, and interactive, Dinosaur Encounters features NHM's life-size dinosaur puppets.

Sun

22

Sep

Hunter the T Rex covered in confetti during a Dinosaur Encounters Show at Dino Fest

Dino Fest

Festival Special Program

9:30 am

Dinosaurs once dominated the Earth, and this weekend, they are taking over Los Angeles for the 4th annual Dino Fest at NHM!

Sun

22

Sep

Dinosaur Encounters Show Triceratops Puppet

Dinosaur Encounters

Live Theater Show

11:30 am
1:30 pm
2:30 pm

Fun, educational, and interactive, Dinosaur Encounters features NHM's life-size dinosaur puppets.

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Hunter the T. rex puppet outside in Exposition Park's Rose Garden

Encounter Our Mighty Friendly Dino

Meet Hunter, our large-scale T. rex puppet.

expedition in utah for r&c

Dinosaurs in the Desert

A crew heads to the Badlands of Utah and New Mexico and return with (literally) tons of fossil treasure, plus a few big surprises.

bird dinosaur fossil china

Dinosaurs in China

NHM Scientists Seek Out Birds From the East

nate smith in antarctica

Meet Our Polar Explorer

Dr. Nathan Smith, Associate Curator of NHM’s Dinosaur Institute, is an experienced Antarctic fossil hunter.

A few of the six-million-year-old coprolites (fossilized feces) of extinct bone-crushing dogs; the one on the right has visible bits of bone sticking out. (Ouch.)

The Proof Is in the Pooping

Fossilized feces help confirm the diet of extinct “bone-crushing” dogs

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Dinosaur Institute