The Evolution of Dinosaurs
Meet dinosaurs from across the ages
Meet dinosaurs from across the ages and step into a palaeontologist’s shoes!
Dinosaurs are part of the great story of evolution on Earth. In this major new exhibition at Science Center, you will discover how these magnificent creatures evolved, diversified, and adapted over 160 million years of dominance through the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods.
Exhibition Highlights
- Life-sized animatronic robotic dinosaurs with realistic sounds and breathing motions
- Authentic fossil casts of Tyrannosaurus rex jaws, Triceratops horns, and sauropod vertebrae
- Interactive evolutionary tree tracing theropod dinosaurs to living modern birds
- Simulated asteroid impact chamber displaying the Chicxulub event 66 million years ago
Hands-on Discovery Stations
Get hands-on with authentic scientific experiments and interactive physical apparatus built especially for curious minds:
Fossil Excavation Lab
Grab genuine paleontologist brushes and tools to carefully uncover buried fossil replicas in fine sedimentary sand.
Bite Force Simulator
Measure your own hand and arm strength on digital load cells against the 35,000-newton crushing bite force of an adult T. rex.
Evolution of Feathers
Examine amber inclusions and microscope slides showing the transformation of simple proto-feathers into complex flight plumage.
Dinosaur Footprint Trackway
Walk alongside real-size trackways from Cretaceous mudflats and compute prehistoric walking speeds using stride-length equations.
Scientific Principles & Phenomena
Discover how natural selection, adaptive radiation, and mass extinction events drive the diversity of life. Learn how comparative anatomy and molecular paleontology reveal that modern birds are living avian dinosaurs.
Follow the dramatic milestones of life on Earth, including mass extinctions, continental drift, and the emergence of modern bird species. Modern paleobiology uses CT scans of fossilized skulls to reconstruct brain cavities and vocal chambers, proving that dinosaurs communicated with complex low-frequency calls rather than simple roars.
Did you know?
Birds are living dinosaurs! More than 10,000 species of dinosaurs still fly and walk among us today. Your neighborhood sparrow shares more skeletal features with Velociraptor than with any lizard.
Exhibit Highlights & History
Developed in close consultation with Nordic and international paleontologists. The exhibition combines authentic European fossil discoveries with cutting-edge animatronic engineering to bring prehistoric Earth to life.
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