Dinosaur! The age of the dinosaurs

The exhibition took visitors on a journey through time, first revealing how paleontologists have uncovered the remains of these remarkable creatures and how we now know so much about them.

The exhibition briefly discussed the theories as to why the dinosaurs died out, before it took visitors back into a prehistoric landscape to see some life sized recreations of these incredible creatures.  There were dinosaur skeletons and models and visitors had the chance to dig in a dinosaur pit and become a geologist.

The exhibition featured many real fossils on display, which were on loan from some other nationally important collections including the Sedgewick Museum in Cambridge and the Natural History Museum in London. Some of Peterborough Museum's own prized and rich collections of Jurassic Marine Reptiles were also included in the display, all found in the Peterborough area.

The exhibition was kindly supported by grant funding from the Curry Fund of the Geologists' Association, and the Friends of Peterborough Museum and Art Gallery.


 

Many of Peterborough’s most popular cultural and sporting facilities are now part of something new. Vivacity.

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