Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum

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lvl2 Visit the Royal Tyrrell Museum

What was life like millions of years ago? You can find out at the Royal Tyrrell Museum.

  • The museum is near Drumheller, Alberta.

 

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  • You can see dinosaur skeletons and many other things at the museum.

 

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See a SuperCroc skull at the museum

Don't miss the SuperCroc skull! SuperCroc was a huge crocodile.

  • The skull is about 1.7 metres (6 feet) long. It has more than 100 teeth.
  • The skull is a replica (copy).

 

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Note: A skull is part of a skeleton.

About SuperCroc

When did SuperCroc live?

  • It lived about 110 million years ago.

Where did SuperCroc live?

  • It lived in rivers in Africa.

 

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How big was SuperCroc?

  • It was about 12 metres (40 feet) long. It was about as long as a bus.

 

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How much did SuperCroc weigh?

  • Scientists think it weighed about 8,000 kg (17,600 pounds).

What did SuperCroc eat?

  • Scientists think it ate fish, turtles and dinosaurs.

 

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