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Mammals in the Limelight (Exhibition) (1985: Washington, D.C.) Search this
Date:
May 30, 1985
Category:
Chronology of Smithsonian History
Notes:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Record Unit 405, Box 1, Folder 1985, Calendar of Events May 1985.
Summary:
"Mammals in the Limelight," opens in the National Museum of Natural History as a permanent exhibition. The exhibition consists of murals showing environmental changes of North America by depicting the landscape as it was 50, 30, 20, and 10 million years ago. Also included are mounted skeletons, including fox-sized horse, titantothere and giant stegomastodon, which reflect how animals adapted to the environmental changes.
