A 2,400-pound, 24-foot-long bronze skeleton of an Edmontosaurus annectens—a hadrosaur, or duck-billed dinosaur—was installed on October 25 outside the entrance of the McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture as part of its fiftieth anniversary celebration.
Its selection is fitting because the hadrosaur once roamed the coastal plains of Tennessee. The McClung Museum also houses actual hadrosaur bones—the only nonavian dinosaur bones ever found in the state—in its Geology and Fossil History of Tennessee permanent exhibit.
“The dinosaur will be both an educational centerpiece and a symbol of the immense time depth of life on this planet,” said McClung Museum Director Jefferson Chapman.
On Twitter:
The newest addition to the McClung Museum. #McClungDino https://t.co/o1RRDittxw
— Tim Burchett (@timburchett) October 25, 2013
#yolo, unless @mcclungmuseum has your bones. #mcclungdino @ McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture http://t.co/uonfIUoB0a
— UT Knoxville (@UTKnoxville) October 25, 2013
The Edmontosaurus has arrived! (Also pictured: Councilmen Grieve and Saunders.) #McClungDino pic.twitter.com/upAEPfA0X6
— Mayor Rogero (@MayorRogero) October 25, 2013
The edmontosaurus outside @McClungMuseum is 24 feet long and 9 feet tall. This dinosaur lived 65 million years ago. pic.twitter.com/lI51pqe4h7
— UT Knoxville (@UTKnoxville) October 25, 2013
@UTKnoxville @McClungMuseum this may be the greatest morning ever. I want in on the #DinoU shirts for sure! #VFL
— Kirsten Pitcock (@KirstenBonnie) October 26, 2013
@McClungMuseum @Theopatra_ Amazing that this animal lived here on earth-even though such a very long time age. I enjoy the pics-thanks.
— Judy Kay (@Judy7kay) October 26, 2013
Classmate arrived early for Homecoming. @McClungMuseum . pic.twitter.com/SSXZjIp4pF
— Roger C. Hoover (@rogerchoover) October 25, 2013
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Abby, Chelsea, and I with the #McClungDino!!! pic.twitter.com/nRxjPydqTJ
— Caitlyn Cline (@CaitlynCline14) November 8, 2013
3 comments
Thank you but i can’t see the video, i want a direct link please if you can.
thank you.
Below is a direct link to the video on YouTube:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rjCrsehrCeM
Thank you so much Cassandra
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