Deep Time

When the fossil hall closed in 2014 for renovations, all specimens on display were removed for conservation and study by Smithsonian scientists. Several spectacular dinosaur fossils from the hall were disassembled and taken to Research Casting International in Ontario, Canada, where they were repositioned into dramatic, new and more scientifically accurate poses. Those fossils, including the T. rex, are being transported back to the museum for permanent installation in the new hall slated to open June 8, 2019.

Credit: Mike Gaudaur – Quinte Studios