Dippy in Dorchester

[UK]

A very tight fit but dippy has started her tour of the U.K. First up the historic county town of Dorset, Dorchester. Was lovely to see her in her full glory (I'm assuming it's a she). Just a shame no commissioned figure other than a soft toy was on offer.

[PlesiosaurusNessy]

What for a wonderful presentation for a superbe old dinosaur lady! Dippy is really a gem and excellent restored, a very very
interesting skeleton! "She" looks fantastic, what for an enormous very l o o o o n g  tail, really impressive!
Excellent photos of her in a perfect historic town hall, really super! Cool photos of you, UK!
I like the old printing with the Pliosaurs,Pteranodons and Plesiosaurs,too. Not "very friendly" from the pliosaur,that he wants
to cut the neck of the plesiosaur...
A wonderful painting of the Diplodocus(es)! Really a very interesting exhibition for "Dippy"!

[Neosodon]

The museum here in Utah has a massive entry way that is completely empty. Maybe you could send it on a permanent tour over here.

[Lanthanotus]

Thanks for sharing, UK. Dippy's the skeleton that used to be in the entrance of NHM in London, isn't it? Those last two paintings... are those Mark Witton's work?

[PhilSauria]

Great shots. That is one impressive Sauropod that you really have to be standing underneath to get the full impression of how just large these animals grew! I count myself fortunate that I was able to vist Dippy in her original home when we were in London three years ago and stayed in Kensington, just around the block from the Museum.

[stegosauria]

It could be nice to watch her head so closely.

Unfortunately I couldn't see her in London and won't in Dorchester too (maybe later I can) but I saw her twin in the Naturhistorishes Museum in Vienna. They are casts of the same skeleton as some others in Europe (Carnegie donated them to monarchs). It's a shame that Hungary existed at the time as Austro-Hungarian Monarchy- Franz Joseph got a cast but that of course remained in Vienna.
But I think their most interesting displayed item is the skeleton of a Steller's sea cow.

I know Dippy will be on a tour for two years but after it what will happen to her? She will be back in London?

[Jose S.M.]

Dippy is very impressive, I would love to see her or another big sauropod sometime, I've only seen a Camarasaurus leg hehehe. Thanks for the photos!