Museum of Evolution unveils 97% complete dinosaur skeleton
World unique Dinosaur presented in Denmark
97% intact and connected dinosaur bones, unique in the world.
Museum of Evolution, Knuthenborg
Maribo (1,5 hours from Copenhagen)
Lolland
Denmark
Date: 5.2. 2023
Producer: Kongshaug Productions
Source: Knuthenborg, Denmark
STORY
The famous long neck dinosaur consisting of 97% genuine bones all in one piece, which is the finest in the world, has been set up in Knuthenborg Safari Park´s Museum of Evolution in Denmark.
The long neck dinosaur spieces Sauropods is known among all in the world for their long necks, tails, and small heads in relation to their body size. These creatures included some of the largest animals to have ever walked the Earth.
When paleontologists refer to a skeleton or set of dinosaur bones being “articulated,” it means that the bones are still connected together in the right order as they would have been when the animal was alive 150 million years ago.
Owner and pationated dinosaur discover Count Christoffer Knuth, had the pleasure of putting on the “small” head himself and the articulated Sauropods, said him self:
It lived in Wyoming between 155 and 145 million years ago and weighed up to 10 tons. When it died, it apparently sank to the bottom of a calm river and when it was found in exactly the same position all in one piece had the area turned into a cattle ranch in spectacular Wyoming.
After excavation and restoring, the long-necked skeleton was meticulously transported to Denmark. It took more over 12,000 hours of meticulously restoring and scientific research.
The dinosaur is now to be seen in Denmark, 1.30 min. drive from Copenhagen, in Knuthenborg Safari, owned by Count Christoffer Knuth, that has created a world leading Museum of Evolotion in a few years.
It is within the species of sauropod dinosaurin called a Camarasaurus Grandis. It got a 13-meter-long neck and was a plant-eating dinosaur that had robust, spoon-shaped teeth for crushing tougher plants.
The species also known as the long-necked dinosaur, was the most widespread dinosaur species during the Jurassic period.
The level of completeness of this particular specimen may indeed be considered leading in the world at this moment.
Such a high level of completeness is rare in dinosaur fossils and provides researchers with an exceptional opportunity to study the anatomy and behavior of this particular species in more detail.
The goal of the collection of dinosaurs is to be the world’s best dinosaur museums.
The museum already houses an impressive collection of genuine fossils, including the world’s best-preserved Allosaurus, the only Lokiceratops, the world’s largest horned dinosaur, the world’s largest skull of any land-dwelling animal, Torosaurus, and the 8th specimen of the first bird, Archaeopteryx.
Count Christoffer Knuth is passionate about big wild animals and has sofare made the Museum of Evolution nr. 1 in Europe and among the leading in the world, located 1.5 minutes from Copenhagen, the Danish capital. His family owns the biggest real estate in Denmark and has made a hugde Safari Park with record numbers of Elephants, tigers and more.
The Safari Park is only open in the Danish summer, but the Museum of Evolution, that opened in the summer of 2022, is now open to the public all year.
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SHOTLIST:
- TIMELAPSE OF SKELETON GETTING BUILT
- CLOSE UP OF CHRISTOFFER KNUTH PUTTING THE HEAD ON THE DINOSAUR
- SOUNDBITE CHRISTOFFER KNUTH, Count. Owner, Count.Knuthenborg Safari Park´s Museum of Evolution:
“This dinosaur lived about 150 million years ago in what is today Wyoming. That is also where it was found. And one of the unique features about this dinosaur was that it was found articulated, meaning that the the skeleton was found. So the dinosaur was found in the same position as it died 150 million years ago, in the exact same position.” - DRONE OF EXCAVATION IN WYOMING
- CLOSE UP DRONE OF CHRISTOFFER KNUTH BRUSHING AWAY SAND FROM DINOSAUR BONE
- CLOSE UP BRUSH REMOVING SAND FROM FOSSIL
- TRUCK ARRIVING TO KNUTHENBORG
- BOXES ARE UNLOADED FROM TRUCK
- BOXES ARE SET ON THE GROUND
- THE BOXES ARE OPENED
- CLOSE UP OF DINOSAUR BONES INSIDE BOXES
- PAN UP ALONG THE COMPLETED CAMARASAURUS SKELETON
- SOUNDBITE CHRISTOFFER KNUTH, Count. Owner, Knuthenborg Safari Park´s Museum of Evolution cont.:
“It has 97% intact bones, which is absolutely unique.” - CHRISTOFFER KNUTH SHOWS AND TELL CHILDREN ABOUT DINOSAURS
- SOUNDBITE, Ottilia Friis-Jensen, visitor, 11
“I think it’s really awesome because, like, there’s all kinds of dinosaurs and like a lot of the parts are real.“ - PAN DOWN FROM CAMARASAURUS SKELETON TO GUESTS AT THE MUSEUM
- SOUNDBITE, MILAN MUNDT, visitor, 10 cont.:
“ I just think it’s cool that you have so many like, dinosaurs and fossils all together in one spot. And it’s not just dinosaur fossils. They also have like footprints, skin from, like fossilized skin, fossilized plants, old amber, all that kind of stuff. That’s my point of view. Really cool.” - PAN ACROSS CAMARASAURUS SKELETON
- SOUNDBITE, MILAN MUNDT, visitor, 10 cont.:
“The most impressive one is definitely the Camarasaurus for just being so massive and like, yeah, had having such a long neck.” - PAN UP ALONG CAMARASAURUS SKELETON
- SKELETON OF TOROSAURUS ON DISPLAY
- SKELETON OF ALLOSAURUS “BIG JOE”
- PAN ACROSS SKELETON OF GIANT SLOTH
- DRONE FLYING AWAY FROM THE MUSEUM IN KNUTHENBORG SAFARI PARK
- DRONE OF ELEPHANT IN THE PARK
- DRONE OF GAZELLES
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Facts:
- The history of Knuthenborg Safari Park goes back to medieval times as the biggest estate in Denmark. In 1827 colletted the family botanics from all over the world. In 1969 started the Knuth family Knuthenborg Safari Park with big animals from anywhere in the world.
- Knuthenborg Safari Park is closed for the winter. The animals used to other temperatures have heated houses that they can step into, during the cold season.
Pressrelease by museum: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1t79BU7fvYEOW0BDgMPMRb61G4ul3X6EJ/edit?usp=sharing&ouid=105558290698390727314&rtpof=true&sd=true
Science views:
https://scienceviews.com/dinosaurs/camarasaurus.html
Ice age: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_age
Knuthenborg: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Knuthenborg_Safaripark
Website: https://knuthenborg.dk/