Chinasaurs II Fact Sheet

Size: 3,000 to 5000 square feet
Venue Length: 3 to 6 months
Date Tour Begins: Spring 2003
Date Tour Ends: Winter 2010
Venues Currently Available: Summer 2007 through Spring 2008, Fall 2008-2010
Host Institutions:
Children’s Museum of Richmond, Virginia
Connecticut Science Center, West Hartford, Connecticut
Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Montshire Museum, Norwich, Vermont

Description:
Chinasaurs is a new immersive exhibition containing five or more rare and large Chinese dinosaur cast skeletons. Plant-eaters and meat-eaters, up to 35 feet long, are accompanied by actual fossils and nests, interactives and scenic elements. Interactives include: activity carts, skeleton dig pit, and a preparation laboratory with authentic fossils. Elaborate signage complements the exhibitry. China presents the broadest array of dinosaurs across dinosaur time of any country, yet its dinosaurs are little known here. These rare finds offer a new and exciting presentation of an ever popular theme of dinosaurs. This exhibition complements our giant Chinasaurs: Dinosaur Dynasty exhibition on the same theme, touring the largest science museums.

Ceiling Height: 12 feet

*A dinosaur robot (Saurolophus from Asia) 20 feet long and a dinosaur sculpture 70 feet long (Mamenchisaurus) are available to augment the exhibition.

Chinasaurs Available Exhibits Components

(a combination of the following depending on size of venue and preference)

Cast Skeletons:
Monolophosaurus Meat-eater 20 foot long
Dilophosaurus Meat-eater 20 foot long
Yangchuanosaurus Meat-eater 35 feet long
Velociraptor Meat-eater 8 feet long
Bellusaurus Four-legged plant-eater 16 feet long
Tuojiangosaurus Four-legged stegosaur plant eater

Original Fossils:
Nest of Meat-eater Eggs - 4
Individual eggs – meat eater and plant eater
Dinosaur teeth
Dinosaur footprints

Robotics:
Velociraptor 12 feet long
Saurolophus plant-eater 20 feet long
Oviraptor meat eater 6 feet long
Protoceratops plant-eater 4 feet long

Sculpture:
Mamenchisaurus 70 feet long

Video:
6 minute DVD introduction to Chinese dinosaurs with NOVA footage

Interactives:
8 feet by 12 foot Dig Pit with skeleton
Dinosaur Stamping and Painting Stations (3 stations, 3 set-ups each)
Preparation Station with Original Fossils

Signage:
More than 30 signs, maps and paintings up to 10 feet by 6 feet