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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A young sauropod model fills the main room of the exhibit.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The mamenchisaurus model.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The entrance to the exhibit The World's Largest Dinosaurs, opening Saturday.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A sauropod's head is tiny in comparison to the rest of it's body, which can weigh over 20 tons.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A titanosaur nest model.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A model of a sauropod's lungs.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A young member of the museum's Science and Nature Program looks intently at one of the displays.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Andrew Barreras, 8, experiments with a machine that simulates the dinosaur's lungs as air is pumped into it.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Andrew Barreras, 8, and Oliver Howard, 7, examine how many leaves it takes to fill a sauropod for just one hour.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Oliver Howard, 7, attempts to jump from one sauropod footstep to another.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The model vertebrae are very heavy.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A comparison of two dinosaur vertebrae.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The amount of food required for the vegetarian sauropods for one day.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The size of a sauropod's heart.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Murals of different sized and aged sauropods line the wall in the museum's exhibit.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Kids loved the hands-on exhibit at the preview Thursday afternoon.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

The size of a sauropod skull in comparison to a human skeleton.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

Kids love the interactive dig pit.

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World's Biggest Dinosaurs Stomp into American Museum of Natural History

A young sauropod model fills the main room of the exhibit.

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