ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hi y'all, I went to the AMNH literally days before NY (and the world) shut down. There definitely seemed to be less people than I presumed was usual. Despite spending just a couple of hours there, I can say it's my favorite museum. Unlike many museums, most of the specimens on display are complete or mostly actual fossils. I really want to go back to take my time and comb through the entire museum. I wish I took more pictures - guess I was too busy admiring it all. You can tour the museum yourself on Google Earth (the link should drop you right into the Saurichian hall). I realize there are several other topics about the AMNH, but I figured I could contribute some new/more views of the same specimens or at least a couple of new things. Façade: 3 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Right away you're greeted by this impressive display (Allosaurus vs Barosaurus): 5 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 5 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 I then immediately went to the Saurichian wing. Velociraptor mongoliensis (holotype skull): Other dromaeosaur, with a velociraptor claw to the lower right: 5 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Tyrannosaurus rex (AMNH 5027): I believe AMNH 5027 has most of the rib and back bones, and the complete skull is in a display next to the rest of the skeleton. 4 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 You can kinda see that the skull is warped/crushed. 3 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 This is the first complete rex skull ever found. It's unfortunate for photography that many things here are in glass displays - can't get a good picture without reflections. 4 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Allosaurus sp. (can't remember species if known): This display has been like this for about 100 yrs. Skull: 3 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted September 5, 2020 Share Posted September 5, 2020 Great shots despite the few reflections....oh! You're not done yet.... 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Artwork by Charles R. Knight: Allosaurus (inspired by the display): Dimetrodon and Edaphosaurus: 3 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Hall of Vertebrate Origins: Dunkleosteus: Orthocanthus texensis (reconstructed jaws): 2 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Eryops (no teeth?): Paleozoic shark teeth: 2 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 More recent shark teeth: 3 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Ornithician Hall: Triceratops horridus (composite): 1 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Edmontosaurus "mummy" (AMNH 5060): 2 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 AMNH 5060 skin closeup: 1 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 Stegosaurus sp.: 2 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 ...and finally the lovely "Lucy." Australopithecus afarensis: This is of course a replica - the real Lucy is in Ethiopia. Most of the fossils in the human origins hall are reproductions. I didn't get many photos because it was so dark in there. 5 1 “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted September 5, 2020 Author Share Posted September 5, 2020 25 minutes ago, Ludwigia said: Great shots despite the few reflections....oh! You're not done yet.... Thanks. Don't worry about it. I think that some of the small sculptures by the trike and stego are also made by Knight. “The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is comprehensible.” - A. Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Thanks for your kid-in-a-candy-store report. It is quite a place, isn't it. I'm afraid it's been way too many years since I've been there, and I greatly enjoyed your photographic tour. I was startled, the last time I was there, by the senior discount I was awarded at the admissions desk. Me? A senior? You must be mistaken! Well, that was years ago and I'm long past the denial stage now. I hope to get back there soon, to my awesome childhood playground. Thanks for your post. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Great photo tour. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guns Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted September 7, 2020 Share Posted September 7, 2020 Thank youfor sharing Starting at about 5 years of age, my father took me to Revolutionary and Civil War battlefields and the AMNH, in NYC. It was a place of Awe and Imagination and filled my dreams. Especially the amphibian with the nostril tusks... It still wanders around in my sub_conscious. I go back occasionally. These from a decade ago. 3 The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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