New Prehistoric Creatures at the American Museum of Natural History in NYC
Presentation by Pedro J. Torres
Meet the prehistoric creatures touching down at the American Museum of Natural History:
• If you’re a dino nerd, you’ve probably heard about the AMNH’s newest tenant: a 122-foot-long Titanosaur, one of the biggest dinosaurs ever discovered.
• But, according to TimeOut New York, he’s about to get some roommates…. Image Source: www.abc.net.au
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
“Dinosaurs Among Us”:
In “Dinosaurs Among Us,” the American Museum of Natural History will examine how one group of dinosaurs evolved into fascinating living creatures we call birds.
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
The exhibition will highlight the continuities between living dinosaurs - birds - and their extinct ancestors, showcasing remarkable new evidence for what scientists now call one of the best-documented evolutionary transitions in the history of life.
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Here are TimeOut NY’s 4 Faves:
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
1. Microraptor • Basics: 10 inches at the hip,
with four wings and fabulous feathers all over.
• Likes: Tiny hunks of meats. Size isn’t suppose to matter, but give her something she can handle!
• Dislikes: Pizza rat. She doesn’t understand why no one has swooped down and eaten her.
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Image Source: www.livescience.com
Where She’d Live If Not At The Museum:
• A fifth-floor walk-up wherever the hell she wants. Because she can (probably) fly, so NBD.
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Image Source: www.brickunderground.com
2. Citipati
• Basics: Three-and-a-half feet tall at the hip, sans heels!
• Likes: Netflix and chilling in her nest. Nestflix and chill.
• Dislikes: Not much! She’s so easygoing and social!
Image Source: www.deviantart.com
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Where She’d Live If Not At The Museum:
• The Upper West Side, since she was named by AMNH’s own Norell.
Image Source: www.movoto.com
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
3. Oviraptorosaur
• Basics: Two-and-a-half feet and a beaked nose.
• Likes: He’s likely a herbivore, so chopped salads.
• Dislikes: Introverts and huge extinction events.
Image Source: news.nationalgeographic.com
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Where He’d Live If Not At The Museum:
Park Slope, Brooklyn. He’s a real nester. Like, literally.
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
4. Khaan
• Basics: Two-and-a-half feet at the hip and flirty.
• Likes: Looking through Pinterest for new nest finds.
• Dislikes: When people think his name’s a nod to Star Trek. Both came from the Mongol work for “Lord”!
Image Source: www.geol.umd.edu
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
Where He’d Live If Not At The Museum
The Lower East Side because he’s so social.
Image Source: www.nymag.com
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
“Dinosaurs Among Us” opens March 21 at the American Museum of Natural History
Source: http://www.timeout.com/newyork/events-calendar/february-events-calendar
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• Pedro J Torres is a Brooklyn- based Patron of the Arts and Patron at Brooklyn Academy of Music (BAM). He is also a lover of the arts and a huge fan of the music native to his home country of Venezuela.