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New Exhibit Big Dinos Return Opens on September 30Free Community Day and Weekend Special Events Planned in CelebrationFor Immediate Release Dinosaurs are back by popular demand in Big Dinos Return, which runs from September 30, 2005 through January 16, 2006. The centerpiece of this robotic dinosaur show is a growling T. rex the size of a school bus. It will be accompanied by feathered T. rex young; fierce Velociraptors; the swift Gallimimus, the birdlike Oviraptor, and a mother Maiasaura and her young. And an ostrich! A nesting ostrich joins the group to demonstrate the similarities between birds and theropods, the dinosaur family that includes T. rex. One of the most exciting areas of study in paleontology today is how feathered dinosaurs evolved and what their connection is to birds. There will be humans, too. Get insights into the work of dino detectives. From dry fossil beds to laboratories with lasers and spectrometers, follow the work of the people who are piecing together the fascinating history of dinosaurs. The story of dinosaurs and birds is so intriguing you'll want come back again and again. The exhibit runs through Martin Luther King Day, January 16, 2006. Free Community Day, Friday September 30–Get a Preview, Get a Deal The celebration of Big Dinos Return begins at noon, Friday, September 30 with a free Community Day. There will be no charge for admission to Lawrence Hall of Science between 12 noon and 8:00 p.m. We'll have hands-on activities, demonstrations, and a short play about fossil-finder extraordinaire, Oakland's Annie Alexander. Later in the day, it's your chance to "Ask a Paleontologist" with Matt Wedel of UC Berkeley. He'll be on hand at 6:30 p.m. Opening Day, Sunday October 2–Take Part in a Birthday Party for T. rex The grand opening of Big Dinos Return is Sunday, October 2. We're celebrating the centennial of the naming of T. rex. with day-long events and a gigantic birthday cake. Big Dinos Return is co-sponsored by the UC Museum of Paleontology. The Robotic dinosaurs were developed by Kokoro Dinosaurs. |