A nearly eight-meter-long plateosaurus will greet visitors to the museum. (Zoologisches Museum UZH)
A nearly eight-meter-long plateosaurus will greet visitors to the museum. (Zoologisches Museum UZH) The University of Zurich's Zoological and Paleontological Museum will soon be home to a new attraction that literally cannot be missed: A nearly eight-meter-long plateosaurus will greet visitors to the museum starting on 15 September. The fossil, which dates back over 200 million years, was excavated in the town of Frick in 2018. The skeleton will be accompanied by a detailed reconstruction of the creature in its original size. On 15 September, the Zoological and Paleontological Museum of the University of Zurich will reopen its doors following a shutdown due to the coronavirus pandemic and extensive renovation work. The grand reopening will be marked by the unveiling of the museum's newest and grandest inhabitant: The fossilized skeleton of a nearly eight-meter-long dinosaur from Switzerland, which will be placed at the entrance. As the new poster child of the museum, the dinosaur fossil will follow in the footsteps of Meggie, a ground sloth and visitor favorite who had to be retired from the museum two years ago due to age.
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