This exhibition includes life-size models of a 27-ft mosasaur, a 30-ft, long-necked plesiosaur, an 18-ft-long Triceratops, and so much more!

Members see it first! Member Preview Days begin on November 14. Details.👇

Experience a re-creation of the moment the asteroid crashed into what is now the Yucatan Peninsula, and find out how the mass extinction that followed paved the way for new species—including an explosion of mammal evolution, eventually setting the stage for the emergence of our human ancestors.

Other highlights include:

🎥 An immersive panoramic video experience of the asteroid impact
🎮 A digital game that introduces visitors to the tools used to track near-Earth objects
🎨 A layered collage, titled “Web of Life,” by artist Clare Celeste

And more! Get tickets.👇

To see Glossotherium and other extinct giants, plan your visit to the Museum! amnh.link/4lHPM4s

Subsequent study assured this species’ place in trilobite history. The example pictured here, which was uncovered from 460-million-year-old outcrops in Wales, measures 3 in (7.6 cm) in length.

📻 Bonus: Check out a new episode from Terrestrials Podcast called "The Night Flyer: How Bats sPOOkily Revive Forests,” featuring Angelo Soto-Centeno, assistant curator in the Museum's Department of Mammalogy.

🐈‍⬛ Scientists think there are some advantages that come with having a dusky coat, including being able to more seamlessly blend in with the darkness of the night and take in heat more efficiently in the Sun.

🌍 Found in parts of Africa, this predator can jump more than 9 ft (2.7 m) into the air to snatch birds in flight. Individuals like the one pictured, which are rare in the wild, are affected by a genetic mutation called melanism, which results in their dark coloring.