The newest dinosaur skeletons to go on exhibit at the Canadian Museum of Nature are especially "alien". And big.

Ottawa's New Dinosaurs are "Aliens" From Way Down South

A neat photo taken outside the Museum of Nature here in Ottawa, photographed by Anna Simpson.

Not sure this particular dinosaur is suited to snowy climes. :)


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Remember my trip to the Canadian Museum of Nature back in February, and how they were having a "Dino Idol" contest to decide which palaeontological jacket would be the next museum research project? The winner was announced at the end of March, as noted in my blog entry on the subject.

Well, now the research project is underway:

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Remember my trip back in February to the Canadian Museum of Nature, and the "Dino Idol" contest to pick the next research project dealing with palaeontological plaster packages? Well, here's the winner...

"Canadian Club" the Pick in Canadian Museum of Nature 'Dino Idol' Contest

March 1st. A new month. Thank Goddess.

To say that February was a lousy month for me would be an understatement. Taking into account the weather, and the fact that I'm still ill, the only good part of February was the trip that I took on Family Day, two weeks ago, to the Canadian Museum of Nature and indulged myself in "dinosaur dreams". And I ( Read more... )

With the week just about over, here are the last of the photos that I'll be posting from my trip to the Canadian Museum of Nature.

But these three photos are not of creatures at the Museum. This is the stuff that I bought at the Museum gift shoppe. :)


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Continuing on with the series of photos that I took at the Canadian Museum of Nature, here's another couple of pics that I took there ( Read more... )

As part of the continuing series of photos I took at the Canadian Museum of Nature, here's another couple of photos that I took.

First up, from the diorama, a pair of T. rexes.


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As part of the continuing series of photos I took at the Canadian Museum of Nature, here's another couple of photos that I took.

Plesiosaurs are so big that, well, it requires two views of it from the front and the rear. :)


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