A new exhibit is on display in the lobby of The Schiele! As visitors open the front doors, they will be greeted by a Quetzalcoatlus feeding its young. This display towers over the lobby with the Quetz adult standing 18 feet tall with 30-foot wingspan.
The Schiele’s iconic Tyrannosaurus rex was dismantled in June. After some restoration work, T-rex will return to the museum in a pose that better represents the latest science.
Why change the T-rex?
Once considered a dim-witted creature that lumbered along dragging its tail, the most recent science portrays T. rex as a dynamic member of a prehistoric ecosystem. It has been likened to a gigantic bird, tending its young and possibly covered with feathers for at least a portion of its life.
The Schiele’s T. rex will be back on exhibit as part of a new dinosaur experience that will open in 2025.
Quetzalcoatlus Facts:
Quetzalcoatlus lived in Western North America in the Late Cretaceous period, 72 – 66 million years ago.
The first Quetzalcoatlus fossils were discovered in the Maastrichtian Javelina Formation at Big Bend National Park of Texas in 1971.
Named after the Aztec feathered serpent god Quetzalcoatl, this prehistoric reptile is believed to be the largest of all pterosaurs. Adults were as tall as giraffes!
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