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A section of a museum exhibition, with large cut-outs of trees and plants, and specimens in display cases.

Field Museum · Museum Campus, Near South Side

After the Age of Dinosaurs

Now showing29 August 2025 – 3 January 2027·Ticketed — see website

What happened once the dinosaurs were gone: plants and animals reshaped Earth into a lush tropical world of new giants and tiny survivors, told through fossils, touchable casts and immersive media.

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