Showcased Artworks
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T.rex vs Triceratops
Knight's iconic mural of a Triceratops confronting a Tyrannosaurus, painted for the Field Museum in Chicago in 1927.
January 1, 1927
North America, Late Cretaceous, Tyrannosaurus rex, T.rex, Triceratops
Created by Charles R. Knight.
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Woolly Mammoths
Woolly mammoths near the Somme River, American Museum of Natural History mural.
January 1, 1916
North America, Late Pleistocene, Mammoth
Created by Charles R. Knight.
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Smilodon
Painting of Smilodon from the American Museum of Natural History.
January 1, 1903
America, Pléistocène, Smilodon, Saber-Toothed Tiger
Created by Charles R. Knight.
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Leaping Laelaps
Leaping Laelaps - Two Laelaps/Dryptosaurus fighting.
January 1, 1897
North America, Late Cretaceous, Dryptosaurus, Laelaps
Created by Charles R. Knight.
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Brontosaurus
Illustration of Brontosaurus in the water, and Diplodocus on land. The idea that Brontosaurus was wholly or mostly aquatic is now considered outdated. Tail dragging and Camarasaurus-like skull are also inaccurate.
January 1, 1897
North America, Late Jurassic, Brontosaurus
Created by Charles R. Knight.
