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June 20, 2014
St Paul, MN
Science Museum of MN - Ultimate Dinosaurs! |
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Coordinator: Nancy Sand |
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Photos by: Nancy Sand |
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| ULLR tour guide Gary G educating the group |
Oh my - that's a big shell! | |||
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| Karen G, Patty F Even grownups like to play with dinosaur toys | Nancy S This is only the head; I wonder what the rest of the body would look like? | Margie D Only one more needed to complete her certificate | ||
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| Charlotte N, Eileen R Look at that spine! | Does anyone know a vet who could clip those toenails? | Jim R Stay away from those dino "hands" | ||
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| John S Maybe I should have studied paleontology | Bill L "The head bone is connected to the neck bone......" | Manfred D This dinosaur has a crocodile head | ||
| ULLRS Visit Ultimate Dinosaurs With Gary Gray’s expert tutelage, thirteen ULLRs learned about dinosaurs on Friday afternoon, June 20th, at the Ultimate Dinosaur exhibit at the Science Museum of Minnesota. We began with the permanent SMM dinosaur exhibit, saw the “Dinosaurs Alive” movie in the Omnitheater, and then enjoyed the fascinating special Ultimate Dinosaur exhibit. Gary helped us understand bone structure, how the shape and position of teeth and claws determined what they ate, and how to pronounce those long dinosaur names. We gazed at the skeletons trying to imagine these huge animals living on our planet millions of years ago. Dinosaurs were a unique type of animal that lived during the Mesozoic Era from 245 to 65 million years ago, were vertebrates, were terrestrial (meaning they lived on land), walked with their legs positioned directly under their bodies like birds and most mammals, and are now extinct, but their descendants are alive today as birds. Following our Museum visit, we enjoyed dinner and lively conversations at The Liffey — inside, not outside in the hot sun! |
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