There are three things that I love when I go to Natural History Museums to see Prehistoric artifacts. #1 Bones! The reassembling and therefore reanimating of long death fauna fascinates me to no end. When you enter the Hall of Fossils from the Great rotunda, you will start your journey from the recent past and work your way backward toward the beginning of life.
The first grand discovery is a gloriously rebuilt Mammoth.
Nearby a menacing Saber-toothed Cat
And Ancient Deer
Mid-sized Equine Ancestor
One of the first Equine Ancestors the size of a Doberman.
Prehistoric Rhinoceros and Hippopotamus
Dire Wolves persue an ancient Antelope, distant cousin to today's Pronghorns. This exhibit was literally tucked behind one featuring a Giant Ground Sloth which really blocked full access to it--so poorly thought-out in a space that seemed otherwise brilliantly designed.
Ancient Seal and Penguine relatives that dwarf their contemporary progeny.
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