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3D Model: Tyrannosaurus Rex

SUE is the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton ever found. Find out more about what we can learn from an animal's life by looking at their fossils by interacting with the model on ...
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Chicago's Chinatown

An infographic guide to Chinatown's past, present, and future.
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Cultural Programming

The Field Museum is committed to welcoming all into our space. We strive to create programs that promote diversity, connect with communities, and enhance social well-being by offering culturally ...
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3D Model: Cryolophosaurus Skull

Cryolophosaurus was a theropod dinosaur that Field Museum scientists discovered in Antarctica. Learn how we reconstructed this carnivorous dinosaur's skull by investigating the 3D model. The Griffin ...
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3D Model: Glacialisaurus Foot

Glacialisaurus was a sauropodomorph (pre-sauropod) whose fossils were found by Field Museum scientists in Antarctica. Learn more about how the first dinosaur giants lived by interacting with the model ...
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Rugao Puppet Art Troupe Performance

This event is made possible by Hello, China! Cultural and Tourism Promotion, hosted by The Consulate General of the People’s Republic of China in Chicago, and organized by the China Foreign Culture ...
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Itty Bitty Investigators: Wild Art

Join us in the Crown Family PlayLab for a fun-filled morning exploring the wild colors, shapes, sounds, and textures of the world! Investigators will explore animals, plants, and fossils through hands ...
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Fossil mystery solved: super-long-necked reptiles lived in the ocean, not on land

Twenty-foot-long specimens described as separate species from their cousins, named after mythology’s Hydra A fossil called Tanystropheus was first described in 1852, and it’s been puzzling scientists ...
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Ancient Temple and Theater Discovered in Peru

Field Museum scientist Luis Muro Ynoñán with the carving of a mythological bird creature in La Otra Banda, Cerro Las Animas. Photo by the Ucupe Cultural Landscape Archaeological Project A team of ...
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Ancient Mexican city endured for centuries without extremes in wealth and power

Location, location, location—it’s the first rule of real estate. For a long time, it’s been widely assumed that being close to resources drives settlement patterns, with cities generally founded near ...
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UV light and CT scans helped scientists unlock hidden details in a perfectly-preserved fossil Archaeopteryx

Archaeopteryx is the fossil that proved Darwin right. It’s the oldest known fossil bird, and it helps show that all birds— including the ones alive today— are dinosaurs. And while the first ...