Field Museum unleashes 46ft predatory Spinosaurus in new exhibit

The Spinosaurus skeleton photographed on its Lifting Day at the Field Museum on June 2, when it was moved into place. Image courtesy of the Field Museum, photo credit Kate Golembiewski.
The Spinosaurus skeleton photographed on its Lifting Day at the Field Museum on June 2, when it was moved into place. Image courtesy of the Field Museum, photo credit Kate Golembiewski.
The Spinosaurus skeleton photographed on its Lifting Day at the Field Museum on June 2, when it was moved into place. Image courtesy of the Field Museum, photo credit Kate Golembiewski.

CHICAGO (AP) – The newest addition to the Field Museum on Chicago’s lakefront will give visitors a glimpse of the largest predatory dinosaur yet discovered via a 46-foot (14.02-meter) cast of a Spinosaurus skeleton suspended high above the museum’s main hall. Field Museum officials unveiled the cast with its distinctive fin and crocodile-like jaws on June 2. It will be available for visitors starting June 10.

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