Natural History Museum - A collection of dinosaur delights

Despite what some films would have us believe, we're unlikely to see dinosaurs roaming zoos and safari parks anytime soon. So how do scientists determine how these intriguing animals fed, ran, bred and died? Museum palaeontologist Prof Paul Barrett fills us in.

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How an asteroid ended the age of the dinosaurs Find out about dinosaurs' ultimate bad day. Gone but not forgotten > Dinosaur survivors Did you know dinosaurs are still with us today? Explore what survived, and why. Watch our animation > A bit of dino fun What dinosaur are you? Discover which dinosaur shared your habits and personality. Take the quiz > Create an origami dinosaur Give yourself a craft challenge and see if you can make this charming T. rex - it even has the famous tiny arms. Get folding > Want more dino facts? Has Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom got its claws into you? It's certainly got Museum dinosaur researcher Dr David Button hooked. Find out why > Watch the Museum's Stegosaurus skeleton brought to life as Sir David Attenborough tells us more. See it move > Win an exclusive dinosaur experience Go behind the scenes Enter our free prize draw for a chance to win a tour of the Museum's dinosaur collection with one of our palaeontologists, for you and five friends or family. Enter now >