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.