Máximo the Titanosaur
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Máximo the Titanosaur is a mounted cast of a giant Patagotitan mayorum dinosaur, notable as one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world and a centerpiece attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
cast skeleton
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dinosaur mount → museum exhibit → |
| approximateAge |
about 100 million years old
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| basedOn |
Patagotitan mayorum fossil specimens from Patagonia
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| category |
natural history exhibit
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paleontology exhibit → |
| construction |
assembled from cast bones mounted on an internal steel armature
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| country |
United States
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| displayType |
mounted cast
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| educationalRole |
illustrates size of giant sauropod dinosaurs
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| eraRepresented |
Late Cretaceous
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| exhibitArea |
main Stanley Field Hall of the Field Museum
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| exhibitedAt |
Field Museum of Natural History
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| exhibitStatus |
permanent exhibit
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| family |
Titanosauria
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| genus |
Patagotitan
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| heightApprox |
about 28 feet at the head
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| lengthApprox |
about 122 feet
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| locatedIn |
Chicago
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Illinois → United States → |
| location |
Field Museum of Natural History
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| material |
fiberglass cast
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| mediaCoverage |
widely covered by news outlets at unveiling in 2018
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| museumSection |
dinosaur hall / central hall display
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| namedAfter |
Spanish name Máximo
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| nameLanguage |
Spanish
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| nameMeaning |
“greatest” or “maximum” in Spanish
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| notableFor |
being one of the largest dinosaur displays in the world
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| openingDate |
2018
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| orientation |
freestanding skeleton mount
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| originRegionOfFossils |
Patagonia, Argentina
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| ownership |
Field Museum of Natural History
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| publicAccess |
open to museum visitors
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| replaces |
Sue the T. rex as the main central hall dinosaur display
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| role |
centerpiece attraction
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| scientificNameOfSpecies |
Patagotitan mayorum
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| sourceInstitution |
Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio
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| tailFeature |
tail extends over visitors
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| taxon |
Patagotitan mayorum
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| type |
titanosaur sauropod
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| visitorAttraction |
major draw for Field Museum attendance
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| visitorInteraction |
visitors can walk under parts of the skeleton
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Referenced by (1)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
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Field Museum of Natural History
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