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An All-new Lone Star Dinosaurs
Opening May 28, 2005
We're clearing the way for Lone Star Dinosaurs, a major new hands-on exhibit that will devour 8,000-square-feet of the Museum! Opening May 28, the exhibit will invite visitors to immerse themselves in the science of paleontology and experience the thrill of authentic discovery. The exhibit will feature a quarry-like field site, laser technology, multi-media computer laboratory, documentary videos and plenty of dinosaur specimens from the Lone Star State! The exhibit also showcases five newly discovered dinosaur species, two of which have not yet been named. These species were unearthed in Fort Worth and Flower Mound, Texas; and Parker, Hood and Comanche counties in Texas.
The National Science Foundation (NSF) provided a $1.38 million grant for the exhibit after an extensive peer review by a panel of museum experts across the country. “It’s gratifying that the National Science Foundation views our Museum as a kind of learning laboratory for so many young Texans,” said Van Romans, the Museum’s president. “NSF only funds significant programs that are innovative and have broad impact. This funding means the exhibit has national implications for learning about paleontology.”
Dinosaur with a hard hat
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updated May 4, 2005
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launched May 24, 2005
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