Daspletosaurus torosus
The Canadian Museum of Nature brings Daspletosaurus torosus to life in the amazing story of this dinosaur, with the aid of a fossil skeleton and dramatic fleshed-out, full-sized models.

New Horned Dinosaur, Vagaceratops irvinensis
Kieran Shepherd, Manager of Nature's Earth Sciences Collection, chose this specimen because it's a brand-new dinosaur, previously unknown to science.

Flying Reptile, Pteranodon longiceps
Canadian Museum of Nature palaeontologist Steve Cumbaa worked closely with two sculptors, our fossil collection and some of the world's palaeo-experts to bring the extinct flying reptile Pteranodon longiceps to "life" through a blend of art and science. Learn more about how these sculptures came to be created, and how these extinct creatures -- with a wingspan of an ultralight airplane -- might have lived.

Ancient Coelacanths: Coelacanthus banffensis & Whiteia sp.
Despite the global distribution in the fossil record of coelacanth fishes, Research Scientist Steve Cumbaa notes that the Canadian Museum of Nature holds in its collection exemplary specimens of two fossil coelacanths known from Canada.