THE WORLD'S BIGGEST DINOSAURS ARE COMING TO THE SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA IN A WORLD PREMIERE TRAVELING EXHIBITION

The Science Center of Iowa will become the world premiere venue for a brand-new dinosaur traveling exhibition this summer.  The Humongous Among Us: The World's Biggest Dinosaurs will open to the public for the first time anywhere on Saturday, May 24 inside SCI's Principal Hall.   This fossil exhibit features many rare and record-setting carnivores, such as a never-before-seen cast skull of a Mapusaurus, and a 42-ft. skeletal replica of the Giganotosaurus, the largest known meat-eating dinosaur that was recently discovered by a garage mechanic touring Patagonia.    The highly-accurate cast specimens included in the exhibition are complemented by hands-on activities such as weighing, measuring and estimating size of dinosaurs, making nutritional analyses, selecting food sources, and constructing scenarios for birth, development and survival.   The arrival of The Humongous Among Us will be enhanced by a number of creative special events, including a members-only red carpet premiere, a Dino Fact Forum where kids become SCI presenters, a Day of the Dinosaurs special event and a prehistoric pizza night where kids 12 and under eat free.

Further enhancing the exhibition, SCI's Blank IMAX Dome Theater will feature the companion IMAX film Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia.  Done in close collaboration with the foremost experts and deeply rooted in science, this film uses never-before-seen computer generated footage to take audiences on an unprecedented journey to explore some of the greatest paleontological discoveries of modern time.  The six-story IMAX dome screen will immerse audiences in an out-of-this-world landscape, from moving tectonic plates to the arrival of a comet that seals the fate of the dinosaurs for all time.   The Humongous Among Us: The World's Biggest Dinosaurs and Dinosaurs: Giants of Patagonia will be open to the public Saturday, May 24 through Sunday, August 17.  The exhibition is included with general admission to the Science Center, and film tickets are sold separately.  Combination passes will be available for purchase in May at SCI's Box Office, by calling 515-274-6868 or at www.sciowa.org.      For more information on the Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater including facility hours, pricing information and driving directions, visit www.sciowa.org.    With any additional questions, please contact: Sally Dix                                                         Tracy Arthur Vice President of Communications                     Communications Coordinator & Brand Manager (515) 274-6868 ext. 237                                     (515) 274-6868 ext. 233 sallyd@sciowa.org                                            tracy.arthur@sciowa.org