Co-Existence

"Co-Existence" takes us back even farther in The Late Cretaceous period approximately 76 million years ago. However, this diorama deals with a different theme, dinosaurs of different species coexisting along side one another.

"Co-Existence" is featured on the cover of the Prehistoric Times magazine April/May 2000 issue #41.

Dinosaurs of "Co-Existence"

Parasaurolophus was the most highly derived member of the lambeosaurine group of duckbilled dinosaurs. Here, male and female distinguished by the shape of the crest was 30 feet long and weighed in at around 2 tons. Chasmosaurus, is one of the oldest and probably best known of the large horned dinosaurs, since many specimens have been collected since its discovery in 1901. Troodon, perhaps the smartest of all of the dinosaurs due to its large brain size, was also a nocturnal animal, suggested by its very large eyes. Scientists believe that Troodon hunted in pairs and possibly in packs for small rodents, frogs, lizards and other small dinosaurs.

                         Flora of "Co-Existence"

Magnolia trees were a common sight in The Late Cretaceous, which is a direct relative of the Magnolia trees of today. A wide variety of ferns flourished during The Late Cretaceous from the small seed ferns to the larger tree ferns, which formed an understory in the forests. Bromeliads, which grow in odd places such as on rocks and downed trees, could have very likely been a meal for a passing herbivore. Flowering plants (angiosperms) were well established by The Late Cretaceous, giving the forest and plains a touch of color.

The diorama "Co-Existence" measures, 40" wide 24" in depth and 16½" high and consists of over 3,800 hours of research and construction.

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