{"id":8101,"date":"2021-04-27T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2021-04-27T10:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/?p=8101"},"modified":"2021-04-21T13:16:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-21T11:16:54","slug":"mammoths-dinosaurs-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/funkygermany.com\/en\/mammoths-dinosaurs-in-germany\/","title":{"rendered":"Bone Dry \u2013 Dinosaurs, Mammoths and Co. in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Although we can only find the bones of dinosaurs, they exert an unrelenting fascination on us humans. It is not uncommon to find kids who can recount practically every species of the prehistoric giants. And it is precisely for this target group that this article is intended. So let\u2019s kick off on a voyage of discovery, to a time before humans even existed\u2026 We show you the best places where to discover dinosaurs in Germany. <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

It’s fascinating what science can tell us about the giant lizards of the prehistoric age, just from a few 150 million-year-old bones. Their appearance, their diet and even their social behaviour can be deduced from these fossils.  But just how much can you find out and see for yourself?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A Meeting with Oskar at the Natural History Museum, Berlin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Tristan Otto is a rarity. He is the only original skeleton of a Tyrannosaurus Rex<\/strong> in Europe. This twelve-metre-long and four-metre-high jet-black skeleton is an impressive sight in itself (especially if you’ve seen Jurassic Park). And because he is such a special specimen, he has been loaned to a museum in Copenhagen and will not return to Berlin<\/a> until 2022. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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