Creation Museum: Dinosaur Den

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The final stop on my tour of the Creation Museum's displays was an exhibit area known as the Dinosaur Den. This displayed a number of modeled dinosaurs based on fossils that have been discovered around the world.

The dinosaur below looks quite scary, at least when it has its mouth open. All of the specimens in the display seemed remarkably life-like.

Dinosaur

This model shows a skeleton only, which is actually more realistic, because this is all a paleontologist could hope to find at a dig site. Fossil sets this complete are, in fact, very rare. The look of the scales and skin of the other models are primarily determined by the ideas of the sculptor.

Dinosaur Skeleton

Creation Museum: The Ark 2

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Following the replica Ark construction site were a number of detailed models representing Ark-related scenes.

The model below shows the animals arriving at the Ark and being stowed inside. The tiny elephants on the ramp show the enormous size of the Ark. The rows of barrels and sacks in the ground are supplies waiting to be brought aboard. This enormous boat did not have to be transported to the water. The water came to it in a deluge on a scale never seen before or since.

Loading the Ark

The Ark came to rest on Mount Ararat 150 days after the Flood began. The model below shows what this might have looked like. While high mountain areas had been exposed, the water continued to recede in torrents and rivers.

Ararat