Chinasaurs II Fact Sheet

Size: 3,000 to 5,000 square feet
Venue Length: 3 to 6 months
Date Tour Began: Spring 2003
Venues Currently Available: beginning Spring 2010
Host Institutions:
Children’s Museum of Richmond, Virginia
Connecticut Science Center, West Hartford, Connecticut
Pink Palace Museum, Memphis, Tennessee
Montshire Museum, Norwich, Vermont
ECHO at the Leahy Center for Lake Champlain, Burlington, VT
Virginia Museum of Natural History, Martinsville, Virginia
Owensboro Museum of Science and History, Owensboro, Kentucky
Boonshoft Museum, Dayton, Ohio

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 fossil eggs, interactives and scenic elements. Interactives include: activity tables, skeleton dig pit, and touch 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 the 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

*Two dinosaur robots (Saurolophus and Protoceratops) are available to augment the exhibition.

Chinasaurs Available Exhibits Components

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

Cast Skeletons:
Monolophosaurus meat eater, 18 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, 13 feet long
Tuojiangosaurus four-legged stegosaur plant eater, 15 feet long
Lystrosaurus, plant eater, 3 feet long
Protoceratops plant eater, 5 feet long
Pachycephalosaur plant eater, 5 feet long
Probactrosaurus plant eater, 6 feet long
Oviraptor toothless meat eater, 6.5 feet long
Mamenchisaurus skull, 24 x 13 x 16 inches
Replica dinosaur egg with embryo

Original Fossils:
Individual eggs – meat eater and plant eater

Robotics (optional):
Saurolophus plant eater 20 feet long
Protoceratops plant eater 4 feet long

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

Interactives:
8 foot by 8 foot Dig Pit with skeleton
Touch Fossils
Activity Tables

Signage:
Signage for each dinosaur and activity area
Educational copy panels
Three maps of China by time period @ 3 feet by 3 feet, one map of modern China @ 5 feet by 5 feet
Six small cloth hand-painted Chinese language banners @ 3 feet x 6 inches