Discovery Place with the Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater and the Charlotte Nature Musuem are the things to do in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit the Discovery Halls and view our permanent exhibits such as Our Living Planet, the Ocean Pool, the Rainforest, the Life Center, Einstein's Corner, and many more exciting exhibits. Don't foget to stop by the Charlotte Nature Museum while you are in Uptown. There you can see wonderful exhibits such as the Butterfly Pavillion and Our Big Backyard. Stop by today, there's so much to explore in Uptown Charlotte. Ignite the Wonder in You!
Discovery Place with the Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater and the Charlotte Nature Musuem are the things to do in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit the Discovery Halls and view our permanent exhibits such as Our Living Planet, the Ocean Pool, the Rainforest, the Life Center, Einstein's Corner, and many more exciting exhibits. Don't foget to stop by the Charlotte Nature Museum while you are in Uptown. There you can see wonderful exhibits such as the Butterfly Pavillion and Our Big Backyard. Stop by today, there's so much to explore in Uptown Charlotte. Ignite the Wonder in You!
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download Full-size, cast of T. rex
A full-size cast of a Tyrannosaurus rex fossil skeleton.
Photographer: Craig Chesek
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download Apatosaurus model
A life-size, biomechanical Apatosaurus skeleton morphs into a realistic fossil skeleton then full-fleshed creature through computer animation.
Photographer: Craig Chesek
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download Liaoning Forest Diorama
At 700-square-foot, the Liaoning Forest Diorama is one of the largest recreations of a prehistoric environment ever built.
Photographer: Roderick Mickens
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download Sinornithosaurus millennii model
Sinornithosaurus millennii, a dromaeosaur, exhibits downy fluff and primitive feathers from head to tail.
Photographer: Mick Ellison
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download Sinornithosaurus millennii fossil
A Sinornithosaurus millennii fossil reveals the evolutionary link between ancient dinosaurs and modern-day birds exhibiting both downy fluff and primitive feathers.
Photographer: Mick Ellison
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download Beipiaosaurus model
A carnivorous theropod covered with protofeathers - precursors to the feathers found on living birds - the Beipiaosaurus is one of 35 different ancient species on display in the Liaoning Forest Diorama.
Photographer: Roderick Mickens
© American Museum of Natural History
download Mei Long
Mei long, a small birdlike theropod called a troodontid, was found in a sleeping position with its head tucked between its forearm and trunk and its tail encircling its body. The pose matches the typical sleeping or resting posture found in living birds.
© American Museum of Natural History
download Dilong paradoxus
The Dilong paradoxus, a 130-million-year-old primitive tyrannosaur, was covered with branched protofeathers­precursors to the feathers found on living birds.
Photographer: Denis Finnin
© American Museum of Natural History
download Davenport Ranch Trackway Exhibit
A 15-by-10-foot recreation of the famous Davenport Ranch Trackway, a collection of sauropod and theropod dinosaur prints unearthed in Texas in the 1920s and 1940s, reveals new ideas on herding behavior. The exhibit is featured in DINOSAURS: Ancient Fossils, New Discoveries at Discovery Place.
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Discovery Place with the Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater and the Charlotte Nature Musuem are the things to do in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit the Discovery Halls and view our permanent exhibits such as Our Living Planet, the Ocean Pool, the Rainforest, the Life Center, Einstein's Corner, and many more exciting exhibits. Don't foget to stop by the Charlotte Nature Museum while you are in Uptown. There you can see wonderful exhibits such as the Butterfly Pavillion and Our Big Backyard. Stop by today, there's so much to explore in Uptown Charlotte. Ignite the Wonder in You!
Discovery Place with the Charlotte Observer IMAX Dome Theater and the Charlotte Nature Musuem are the things to do in Uptown Charlotte, North Carolina. Visit the Discovery Halls and view our permanent exhibits such as Our Living Planet, the Ocean Pool, the Rainforest, the Life Center, Einstein's Corner, and many more exciting exhibits. Don't foget to stop by the Charlotte Nature Museum while you are in Uptown. There you can see wonderful exhibits such as the Butterfly Pavillion and Our Big Backyard. Stop by today, there's so much to explore in Uptown Charlotte. Ignite the Wonder in You!