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Re: interactive dinosaur exhibits
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Beryl Rosenthal <[log in to unmask]>
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I think it was Chicago that had a very low tech one, it was a patch that smelled like carnivore breath, presumably reflecting T Rex's…
Beryl

On Dec 13, 2010, at 1:30 PM, Eugene Dillenburg wrote:

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> The Field Museum has (or had) a model of a Parasaurolophus skull with a bellow attached.  Pump the bellows, and hear the sound the animal is presumed to have made.
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> They also had a model of a sauropod stomach with gizzard stones.  Rotate the stomach, and see the stones smash up plant material.  That one I'm sure is gone now.
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> The Audubon Zoo in New Orleans had a suite of mechanical dino exhibits.  I recall various metal models demonstrating the differing gaits of dinos and other reptiles.  There were others, but it's been many years...
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> Eugene Dillenburg
> Exhibit Developer
> Science Museum of Minnesota
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Beryl Rosenthal, PhD
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