8 reconstructed dinosaur fossils take over Hong Kong Science Museum for new giant exhibition
- Visitors can gently touch 150-million-year-old leg bone belonging to the sauropod family, found at dig in United States
- Also on display is “Big Al 2”, an Allosaurus, it is the most complete skeleton form of the carnivorous species ever found
Eight original and reconstructed dinosaur fossils will be showcased at the Hong Kong Science Museum from Friday, while visitors also get an opportunity to touch a real 150-million-year-old dinosaur leg bone.
The four-month long showcase, dubbed “The Big Eight – Dinosaur Revelation”, is the largest dinosaur exhibition in the city and forms part of the celebration of the 25th anniversary of the handover from British to Chinese rule.
Visitors can check out the most complete skeletons of different dinosaur species, including an original skeleton of the herbivorous Diplodocus from the late Jurassic era from 150 million years ago, first discovered in Wyoming in the United States.
An Allosaurus known as “Big Al 2”, also discovered in Wyoming, will also be displayed and is the most complete skeleton form of the carnivorous species ever found. With a 99 per cent complete bone count, only the tip of its tail is missing.
Some fossils found in the rib cage of the predator, including a tooth of a lungfish and a small bone of a herbivorous dinosaur, are also showcased and may point to its last meal.
Original skeletons of the dinosaurs from the Late Jurassic and Cretaceous eras, including the Hesperosaurus, Triceratops, Tyrannosaurus and a baby Sauropod, are also on display, as are to-scale replicas of the Hatzegopteryx and Spinosaurus species.
Except for the Tyrannosaurus, the other seven fossil skeletons are on display in the city for the first time.