Carnegie Museum of Natural History
One of the Four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh
Around 1850 the study of natural history became a worldwide phenomenon, and with it, a fascination with taxidermy. As it became fashionable to display birds in parlors and drawing rooms, many taxidermists in American and Europe began mounting animals for decoration. Framed “Bubble Glass” taxidermy mounts were uniquely American and the epitome in home adornment. Image © Carnegie Museum of Natural History
Dolichorhynchops bonneri, one of the swiftest predators in the Cretaceous seas. It used its four powerful flippers to chase down fast-moving prey. Once it caught its prey, its slender jaws and needle-like teeth did the rest. #dinosintheirtime (at Carnegie Museum of Natural History)
#FossilFriday: Caridosuctor, a Mississippian coelacanth
In 1905 the name “Tyrannosaurus rex” was given to this highly-recognized dinosaur.
Discovered by a team of Carnegie scientists in 1899, “Dippy” is renowned for being the first major dinosaur fossil in our collection and one of the most recognized dinosaurs in the entire world.
Did you know that the pigment of Blue Jays is actually brown but they appear blue because the barbules which feathers are composed of scatter blue wavelengths; much like a prism hung in a window. #powdermillnaturereserve #carnegiemuseumofnaturalhistory
