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life science and palaeontology galleries

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The entire second floor is devoted to Life Sciences and Palaeontology galleries, which provide visitors with an overview of the vast and wonderful diversity of life on Earth, past and present. The galleries illustrate the characteristics and ecology of some specific animal and plant kingdoms, and also outline the basic principles now believed to explain how life's diversity evolved.

Following are some highlights from this section of the Museum.
Evolution

Dinosaurs

Insects and Their Relatives

Bat Cave

Mammals

Birds

Hands-on Biodiversity

  
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs roam the ROM 
      in the Dinosaur Gallery, located on the Life Sciences floor. Set in vivid 
      diorama surroundings, complete skeletons bring to life some of the large 
      animals of the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods. 
In the Upper Jurassic 
      display, a Stegosaurus is threatened by two flesh-eating 
      Allosaurus, while the swift plant-eater Camptosaurus 
      hastily retreats. 
In the Upper Cretaceous display, 
      Albertosaurus -- closely related to Tyrannosaurus -- 
      towers menacingly. One large duckbill stands in upright alert posture, 
      while another ambles past on an actual dinosaur trackway. A horned 
      dinosaur, Chasmosaurus, pauses nearby. 
Also from the Upper 
      Cretaceous, a plesiosaur and a mosasaur stand out as powerful swimmers in 
      an underwater setting -- a shallow sea that covered much of North America 
      some 70 million years ago. 
These walk-through dioramas are 
      complemented by video stations commenting on dinosaur types, skeletal 
      structures, habitats, and ways of life. A small theatre tells the story of 
      fossil-hunting in the Badlands of Alberta -- one of the richest dinosaur 
      collecting areas in the world. 
Most of the specimens seen in the 
      gallery come from Utah, USA (Jurassic) or Alberta (Cretaceous). 
      


    [Dinosaur Gallery]
Allosaurus fragilis, which lived during the Jurassic 
      period approximately 150 million years ago.
Watch this space: The 
      specimen is incorrectly mounted.
Photo Credit:Brian Boyle

      

        
Also of interest 
        

        
  • The recently discovered Coelurosauravus 
        
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  • Maiasaur 
        Project 
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