Dinosaur Discovery Museum
theropods | |
| Curator | Nick Wiersum |
|---|---|
| Public transit access |  Kenosha Streetcar Kenosha Area Transit |
| Website | museums.kenosha.org |
The Dinosaur Discovery Museum in
fossil record. The museum has the largest skeletal cast collection of theropods (meat-eating) dinosaurs in North America and is the only museum to focus a gallery specifically on the evolution of birds (avian dinosaurs) from non-avian dinosaurs, with a second smaller gallery focusing on "Little Clint", a three-year-old Tyrannosaurus uncovered by a dig conducted with the Carthage Institute of Paleontology.[1]
The museum is located in the former post office (later the home of the Kenosha Public Museum building) and is a part of the Kenosha Public Museums system.[2] The museum is unrelated to the Dinosaur Discovery Center in Maine.
Carthage Institute of Paleontology
The museum houses the Carthage Institute of Paleontology. The institute conducts field explorations with students from
ceratopsian bones.[4]
History
The museum opened in 2006.[5] During the Kenosha unrest following the shooting of Jacob Blake, a Dilophosaurus statue outside the museum was toppled, and the museum was temporarily closed for repairs.[6]
Gallery
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The museum's facade. -
The skull of the Suchomimus mount. -
The skull of the Carnotaurus mount.
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See also
References
- ^ City of Kenosha. "Exhibits". Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Tanzilo, Bobby. "Digging Kenosha's Dinosaur Discovery Museum". OnMilwaukee. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Paleontology at Carthage". Carthage College. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ "Carthage College Institute of Paleontology". Dinosaur Discovery Museum. Retrieved 19 August 2018.
- ^ Jones, Tara. "Travel Guide: Visit Kenosha's Dinosaur Discovery Museum, tour downtown in an electric streetcar and see the Washington Park Velodrome". Sheboygan Sun. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ Anderson, Scott (September 8, 2020). "Dinosaur Down: Discovery Museum Hoping To Get Back On Its Feet". Patch. Retrieved August 27, 2022.