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As promised, I'm digging out quite a few photos I never got around to posting.

Last November we took a trip to Houston to tour the Houston Science museum. There were two main features of interest: the fossils and the butterfly exhibit. This post is about the fossils.


One of the problems I had was the museum was not well lit for photography, and flash didn't light enough area. These pictures have been extensively processed to bring out details, so the coloring and resolution are just a bit off.

Trilobytes



For some reason, I find trilobytes fascinating, especially the super-spiky ones.






Quetzacoatlus



The museum has a Quetzacoatlus hanging from the ceiling. The thing is HUGE!

A vast non-bird of prey


Size comparison: Steve & Becky & the rest of the museum vs. Quetzalcoatlus




Skeletons & Dioramas



Tyrannosaur (foreground) and Anatosaur (back)



Another view of Apatosaurus


The usual big ole sauropod


I don't remember which one this is, but it looks like a Diplodicus.

Avian evolution


Either Velociraptor or Deinonychus skeleton posed with Archaeopteryx and modern duck models.

Horse Ancestor


This is one of the horse ancestors; I think Merychippus.

Scimitar-tooth cat pouncing on some ungulate skeleton


Mastodon Skeleton


Giant Ground Sloth Skeleton


Nothing like standing next to one of these to get a feel for how huge they were. It really is about elephant-sized.

Glyptodont diorama


This was one of those weird South American marsupials. This one was a marsupial giant armadillo.

Pachycephalosaur at a spring diorama


Anklosaur Diorama


Steve and Becky for size comparison with the Life-Size Anklosaur model

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