Royal Ontario Museum, Toronto

[suspsy]

Triceratops.

IMG_1979 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Arrhinoceratops and Centrosaurus.

IMG_1984 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1985 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Chasmosaurus.

IMG_1983 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Protoceratops.

IMG_1982 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Pachycephalosaurus.

IMG_1980 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1981 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[suspsy]

Here's another newcomer to the ROM, the recently discovered Wendiceratops!

IMG_1961 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1962 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1963 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1964 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1965 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[Jose S.M.]

Thanks for the photos, they have some great displays,.I specially like the ceratopsians and hadrosaurs.

[suspsy]

Time for the prehistoric mammals! First, Teleoceras.

IMG_1991 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Brontotheres.

IMG_1996 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Stenomylus(top) and Miniochoerus.

IMG_1993 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Mesohippus.

IMG_1992 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Uintatherium.

IMG_1998 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[suspsy]

Desmostylus.

IMG_2006 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Hyaenodon(top) and Dinictis.

IMG_2007 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Daemonelix, the "devil's corkscrew," really the spiraling burrow of Fossorcastor.

IMG_2008 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Menoceras.

IMG_2010 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Toxodon(front) and Macrauchenia.

IMG_2013 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Phorusrhacos.

IMG_2016 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[Doug Watson]

Desmostylus.

Hey suspsy is that your wife in the background? I ask because the lady has that "aren't you done yet?" look that I know so well.

[suspsy]

No, my wife was not with me on that occasion. She did, however, accompany me to the CMN open house yesterday and gave me the look at least twice. But she understood how excited I was to be there.

[Doug Watson]

No, my wife was not with me on that occasion. She did, however, accompany me to the CMN open house yesterday and gave me the look at least twice. But she understood how excited I was to be there.

I guess the other lady was just checking you or the Teleoceras out. 

[Derek.McManus]

Amazing pictures thanks for sharing!

[suspsy]

Eremotherium.

IMG_2017 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2018 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Holmesina.

IMG_2019 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Glyptodon.

IMG_2021 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2022 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Smilodon and dire wolf.

IMG_2023 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2024 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[suspsy]

Castoroides, Cervalces, and Mammut americanum.

IMG_2027 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2028 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2025 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Arctodus.

IMG_2029 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2030 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Megaloceros.

IMG_2031 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[suspsy]

The ROM's next big project is the Dawn of Life gallery, which will showcase the evolution of life from the Cambrian to the Triassic. No idea when it will be completed, but you can learn more here:

http://www.rom.on.ca/en/support-us/sponsorship-opportunities/the-future-gallery-of-early-life

In the mean time, there's a small but impressive display of fossils. Here's Dunkleoteus:

IMG_2040 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2039 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Angistorhinus and Eryops.

IMG_2041 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Wiwaxia.

IMG_2052 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Metaspriggina.

IMG_2043 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Anomalocaris.

IMG_2046 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Nectocaris.

IMG_2049 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Opabinia.

IMG_2050 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Hallucigenia.

IMG_2044 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Acutiramus.

IMG_1949 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Herrerasaurus.

IMG_1950 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

Plateosaurus.

IMG_1951 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_1952 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

[Halichoeres]

Hey, they've got their Hallucigenia up to date! This right here is the good stuff

[suspsy]

Yes, it really is an adorable model. I'll certainly be returning to the ROM once the new gallery is open. Hopefully it'll include more fish models.

[suspsy]

Just a few more photos to go. Here is a diorama of a recently extinct dinosaur, the passenger pigeon.

IMG_2034 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

IMG_2035 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

More recently extinct dinosaurs and a mammal. We're living in the midst of the next great extinction.

IMG_2037 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

And here's something saddening on a different level. The ROM gift shop is selling knockoffs of Papo and Schleich instead of the real thing. That's just plain pathetic. What the spotted heck happened to the days when museum gift shops rocked?!

IMG_2068 by Suspsy Three, on Flickr

And that's the ROM, folks. Like I said, I'll be sure to return there once the Dawn of Life gallery is completed, whenever that is!

[stargatedalek]

I don't feel Papo dinosaurs let alone Schleich belong in museums anyway, I'd rather have that than nothing but Schleich like the HNHM, plus there's something just a little satisfying about Schleich bootlegging. The last time I was there was a long time ago and they barely had anything as far as toys, just a few overpriced Wild Republic plush snakes and some expensive artsy toys for infants, so as hard as it must be to imagine that's a step up.

[suspsy]

Replaced these photos!