It's Bizarre To Think That New York Is Home To The World's Largest Collection Of Dinosaur Fossils, But It's True
By Christy Articola|Published November 04, 2022
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If someone asked you where you think the world’s largest collection of dinosaur fossils is kept, what might you guess? Chances are, your first guess wouldn’t be in New York City, but that’s exactly where they are. The largest collection of dinosaur fossils in the world is at the American Museum of Natural History. This museum is large and has so much to offer its visitors, but its exhibits about dinosaurs are its most popular. Read on to learn more about all the amazing dinosaur-related things that you can see there, and more about the collection, too.
The American Museum of Natural History is one of the most impressive and prestigious museums in the nation. It takes up several blocks of space on the Upper West Side of Manhattan.
This museum has over 32 million specimens and artifacts in its many collections. Visitors can learn about nature, space, geology, animals, human history, and more at this museum.
Of course, not all of the fossils are on display to the public. Some are stored elsewhere in the museum's archives. Everything they have, however, is classified, labeled, and organized.
This fish is known as Xiphactinus audax. It lived during the Late Cretaceous some 85 million years ago. It swam in the great inland sea that covered most of North America at the end of the Age of Dinosaurs.
When it lived 10 million years ago, Otodus megalodon was far bigger than the biggest shark today. Like modern sharks, its skeleton was made of cartilage, which disappeared, but its fossilized teeth survived.
The American Museum of Natural History also has many fossilized remains of the creatures that came after the dinosaurs. Everything was big back then; this skeleton is an ancestor of today's dogs.
You’ll love this very special museum, and you’ll especially enjoy checking out the incredible dinosaur fossil collection. Plan a visit to the American Museum of Natural History today!
