As you enter

the Fernbank Museum of Natural History, you walk into an 86-feet-tall

Great Hall.

Now, there

are some guests there to greet you.

Fernbank recently

had a grand opening for its newest permanent exhibition, "Giants

of the Mesozoic." The exhibit features the skeletons of the largest

meat-eating dinosaur ever, the giganotosaurus, as well as the largest

plant-eating dinosaur ever, the argentinosaurus. Seen flying above the

predator and his prey are the skeletal remains of two species of pterosaurs.

The remains

of these two dinosaurs were unearthed in Patagonia, Argentina. The giganotosaurus

measures 47 feet long and weighs eight to 10 tons. In the scene set at

Fernbank, he appears to be planning an attack on the argentinosaurus,

which measures more than 126 feet long and weighs over 100 tons. A flock

of 21 pterodaustro, a pterosaur species, scatters in reaction to the erupting

attack scene below and three anhanguera, a larger species of pterosaur,

are also featured.

Completing

the prehistoric scene are a collection of fossils showcasing the various

animal species and plants found during the Mesozoic era imbedded in a

rock work base that includes dinosaur and pterosaur tracks.

Admission to

"Giants of the Mesozoic" is included with general admission

to Fernbank Museum of Natural History. Prices are $12 for adults, $11

for students and seniors and $10 for children. Members and children under

age 2 are admitted free. The museum is open from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday

through Saturday and Sunday from noon to 5 p.m. Call 404-929-6300 or visit

www.fernbank.edu/museum .

Fernbank is

accessible from MARTA and limited free parking is available.

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