Spontaneous Paleontology

I really like that title, by the way. Those are some fun words! :)

So, today on my way home from classes, I decided to stop by BYU's Paleontology Museum. I'd heard about it but never been. It turned out to be pretty neat! I believe most of the fossils were found here in Utah and Colorado.

I just like this shot with all the skeletons in it.

Standing in the rib cage of the dinosaur looking forward (that's the neck)

Triceratops skull

Cast of the most complete Tyrannosaurus Rex head ever found.
This type of cast is rare because now they leave all the hollow parts of the skull filled in when they copy fossils.

Now that's a scary view...

It's huge!
"I've got a big head, and little arms. I'm just not sure how well this plan was thought through.. master?"
-Meet the Robinsons

NOT a pterodactyl.. I'm not sure what it's called though.

Giant Land Sloth
Holy cow, this is cool!
It was as big as an elephant, and as tall as a giraffe when it stood on its back legs!
Unfortunate face, though...

Sweet shot.

1. Throw the bone.
-Night at the Museum

Me in the land before time....

Up Close and Personal

I would not have liked to get this close to the real thing...

Me standing in the rib cage of a dinosaur.
(The Smithsonian would never let me do this)

I just liked my screaming face in this one :-O

I don't look too worried that my head is inside this massive thing's mouth

I think I might have liked being a Jurassic period dentist

What an Unfortunate Face
-No wonder they are extinct now-

(I couldn't decide how mean it was to make fun of fossils, so here I go anyway)

So, ugliness aside, I highly recommend you go check out the museum next time you're in Provo.