PERTH.- Dinosaurs from the remote region of Patagonia make their world premiere at the WA Museum Boola Bardip on Saturday 2 July.

Dinosaurs of Patagonia is a remarkable exhibition that showcases why Patagonia, located at the southern tip of South America, has provided the best fossil record of dinosaurs in the Southern Hemisphere.

Developed by the Museo Paleontológico Egidio Feruglio in Argentina, the exhibition spans most of the Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods from 230 to 70 million years ago.

The exhibition showcases 16 dinosaur skeletons including: Patagotitan mayorum, a colossal sauropod and one of the largest land animals ever to have walked the earth (approximately 70 tonnes and 37 metres in length); Tyrannotitan chubutensis, one of the most ferocious predators of the Cretaceous period (approximately 6 tonnes and 12 metres in length); and Manidens condorensis, by contrast, one of the smallest herbivore dinosaurs known to date (75 centimetres in length).

Dinosaurs of Patagonia is like no other dinosaur experience and will captivate children and adults alike. Visitors will explore the exhibition through the eyes of palaeontologists and learn how they unravel the history of our planet through stories embedded in ancient rocks. Visitors can engage with fascinating 3D animations and videos; and get close to some of the world’s most remarkable fossils (including a 2.4 metre Patagotitan femur).

The exhibition is on display at the WA Museum Boola Bardip from 2 July to 23 October 2022 and is one of the many world-first exhibitions that will be presented at Boola Bardip in the coming years.

Tickets are available at https://visit.museum.wa.gov.au/boolabardip/dinosaurs-patagonia

Culture and the Arts Minister David Templeman comments: “We are delighted that this remarkable exhibition is making its world premiere at the WA Museum Boola Bardip as part of a program to bring high-quality and diverse international exhibitions to Perth.

“Western Australians and visitors to our State will be mesmerised by these giants of Patagonia, including the enormous Patagotitan mayorum - which measures three Transperth buses in length.

“Dinosaurs of Patagonia is also a journey through the scientific process of how palaeontologists reconstruct the past by learning from nature, and how our world was shaped by all the living beings that preceded us.”