Oct 5, 2007 10:04 pm US/Eastern
Pittsburgh Paleontologist Helps Name New Dino
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The new exhibit will feature 19 mounted dinosaurs in addition to other plants and animals, in addition to murals and a cretaceous seaway exhibit that will be lit to simulate underwater pre-history.
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What's old is new in the world of dinosaurs.
Dr. Matt Lemanna, assistant curator at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, has helped name a new species of dinosaur – the Suzhousaurus megatheroidesa.
The bones were discovered on a dig in China.
"And it literally translates into giant sloth-like lizard from Suzhou," Lamanna said.
The 21-foot long, 115-year-old plant eater was not just another pretty face.
"I think of it as sort of a cross between Wolverine from the X-Men and giant turkey," describes Lamanna.
Meantime, the countdown is on for the opening of Phase I of the $36-million "Dinosaurs In Their Time" exhibit. It's the largest renovation the museum has seen since it's founding in 1895.
"That we feel will one of the best - if not the best dinosaur exhibits in the world when it's finished," according to Lamanna.
The new exhibit will feature 19 mounted dinosaurs in addition to other plants and animals, in addition to murals and a cretaceous seaway exhibit that will be lit to simulate underwater pre-history.
"I think if I were a kid I would be very, very excited - probably pretty blown away by what I see," Lamanna said.
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