Exhibits
The HubRight at the entrance, this area serves as a brief orientation area - specifically, what is and isn't a dinosaur. Animals here include Amargasaurus, Coelophysis, giant rabbits, and Zhejiangopterus. Also in this area are two large theropods and three hoofed mammals, including the recently extinct aurochs and quagga.
Big Cat House
Big cats are a staple of many zoos, and we are no different. This complex houses a pride of Smilodon, two Barbary lion brothers, and two American lion cubs, which reside inside the complex building and are on view to the public on scheduled occasions.
Campanian Plains
North America of the Campanian stage (83-72 Ma) boasted one of the highest dinosaur diversities of the entire Mesozoic. This expansive habitat showcases some of that diversity. It currently contains two hadrosaur herds and the ceratopsid Nasutoceratops.
Deadly Shores
Spinosaurs: among the largest and most specialized theropods of all. This exhibit houses these giants around estuarine lagoons fed by the Pacific ocean itself. Here you can find our oldest large dinosaur, Blackbeard the Suchomimus and our biggest predatory dinosaur, Spinosaurus.
Elrhaz Swamp
In the mid-Cretaceous, the Sahara desert used to be a huge swamp, inhabited by unique fauna. This exhibit recreates the Elrhaz Formation of Niger, and houses two weird herbivores of the time - the humpbacked iguanodont Ouranosaurus and the wide-faced sauropod Nigersaurus.
Gladiators of the Mesozoic
Here lie some of the fiercest warriors of the Mesozoic. Some of the msot famous dinosaurs can be found here, including Triceratops, Stegosaurus and Pachycephalosaurus, as well as some of their smaller cousins. Be here for our weekly Ceratopsid joustings!
Hell Creek
The Hell Creek Formation provides an in-depth glimpse at life in North America at the end of the Mesozoic, and contains some of the most famous dinosaurs of all. This section sheds light on some of the other animals and plants of the region, including the swift-footed Ornithomimus and the heavily-built Thescelosaurus.
Jehol Aviary
Enter the chilly, feathery forests of early Cretaceous China. This is the home of our Microraptor flock, as well as other flying animals like Jeholornis, Sapeornis, Archaeorhynchus, and Sinopterus. On the ground roam our pairs of Incisivosaurus and Beipiaosaurus.
Mesozoic Europe
For much of the Mesozoic, Europe was a series of islands that spawned some of the weirdest and most famous animals of the Mesozoic. Among the animals here are some of the earliest discovered extinct reptiles, such as Iguanodon, Hypsilophodon and Compsognathus.
Mongolia of the Cretaceous
Mongolia is the location of many diverse paleoenvironments in the late Cretaceous. This exhibit showcases some of these environments, and contains such familiar faces as Velociraptor, Protoceratops, Therizinosaurus, and Gallimimus, as well as who is easily one of our oddest animals, Ol' Sam the Deinocheirus
Nocturnal House
The night is a time of rest for many, but many prehistoric animals were active at this time. This building, darkened during the day and illuminated at night, houses troodontids, giant owls, primitive bats, anurognathid pterosaurs, and early mammals. North America
Located near Pleistocene Plains, this section showcases the oft-overlooked diversity of extinct North American mammals. A larger multi-species exhibit includes chalicotheres, extinct horses, and the pronghorn relative Ramoceros. Other animals include Daeodon, oreodonts, and more recently extinct carnivores like the dire wolf.
Petting Zoo
Feel the past! Here, you can get up close and personal to four smaller, fluffier animals: dodos, Kulindadromeus, Chilesaurus and Eohippus! We do not take responsibility for Chilesaurus bites.
Raptor!
Raptors need no introduction. Here roams the largest and most powerful of them all, at 7 meters and half a ton - Utahraptor. In an enclosure next door stalks a group of Deinonychus, a smaller and more agile dinosaur most well-known under a different name.
Reptile House
They call the Mesozoic the "age of reptiles" for a reason! This building showcases the diversity of prehistoric reptiles, from the large land turtle Meiolania to the enigmatic glider Sharovipteryx, from "pug-snouted" crocodilians to the massive snake Titanoboa.
Royal Blood
Tyrannosaurus rex is a name irresistible to the tongue. Our state-of-the-art facility houses a family of four in a naturalistic forested environment. Learn all about the most famous non-avialan dinosaur ever in a preliminary museum before witnessing on eof the largest land predators ever. Feeding times vary from day to day.
South America
The fauna of Cenozoic South America was unique, a consequence of the continent's isolation, and this section highlights its weirdness. Endemic South American animals here include Doedicurus, Macrauchenia, the "marsupial saber tooth" Thylacosmilus, terror birds, and Argentavis, the largest flying bird ever.
Synapsid Alley
Before dinosaurs evolved, the world was ruled by synapsids. This exhibit takes you through the Permian, the heyday of non-mammalian synapsids. Meet your dead distant relatives, such as Cotylorhynchus, Dimetrodon, Lycaenops, and more.
Tiaojishan Aviary
Right next to the Jehol Aviary, this large free-flight aviary is a snapshot of the same area 40 million years earlier. Here you can see Anchiornis, Aurornis, Tianyulong, Wukongopterid pterosaurs, and, if you're lucky, our breeding pair of Yi.
Vista View
This massive valley contains some of the largest land animals to ever exist - sauropods. By far the largest exhibit here, it offers ample room for our groups of Brontosaurus, Camarasaurus, Brachiosaurus, Camptosaurus, and Othnielosaurus. Observe from a scenic viewpoint or take a sky tram over the heads of giants!
Wader Pond and Aviary
Lying off the beaten path, this pond is home to various extinct waterbirds such as pink-headed ducks and club-winged ibises. A nearby aviary houses earlier waders from Cretaceous South America. Currently its residents are Pterodaustro and Buitreraptor.