Natural History Galleries
James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs
Level 2, Michael Lee-Chin Crystal
Imagine life when dinos roamed the earth in the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs and explore one of the world’s best dinosaur collections. Hundreds of specimens await visitors in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, ranging from insects and fossilized plants, to Canada’s largest dinosaur on permanent display, Gordo the Barosaurus, who clocks in at an impressive 27 metres (90 feet). Visitors may also recognize the Stegosaurus, Tyrannosaurus rex, Triceratops, Deinonychus, and the popular Hadrosaur specimens, Parasaurolophus and Maiasaura. Many of the species on display are real fossil skeletons!
Four interactive touch-screen stations offer an engaging way to learn about the gallery’s specimens. A series of short, educational video segments reveal how dinosaurs may have walked and interacted, and feature fascinating overviews of more than 12 dinosaurs and other creatures. The story of evolution is picked up at the end of the gallery by leading into the Reed Gallery of the Age of Mammals.
Located in the Michael Lee-Chin Crystal, the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs leans out over downtown Toronto
Recent Dinosaur Podcasts
Research at the ROM: Dinosaurs in Alberta's Badlands
October 13, 2009
Follow Dr. David Evans, Associate Curator of Vertebrate Palaeontology, during his field work in Alberta's Badlands and discover what a palaeontologist job really involves.
Video Podcast (40.3MB, 4m 55s)
Written Transcript (PDF)
Iconic Barosaurus
March 19, 2009
This rare, longnecked sauropod skeleton is the largest mounted dinosaur in Canada (90 feet long) and one of the Royal Ontario Museum’s iconic objects. It stands in the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs on Level 2.
Video Podcast (20.72MB, 2m 56s)
Written Transcript (PDF)
Constructing the Barosaurus
January 4, 2008
Watch the construction of Gordo, the Barosaurus skeleton mounted in the James and Louise Temerty Galleries of the Age of Dinosaurs. The real fossil specimen is the largest dinosaur ever to be mounted in Canada at almost 27.5 metres (90 feet) in length.
Widescreen Video Podcast (4.2MB, 2m 04s)
Written Transcript (PDF)
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