FIELD MUSEUM

Chicago, Illinois

  The Field Museum has three Moldaramas in operation, near the lower level McDonald's/cafeteria. One might have expected to find a T. Rex, after their famous addition, "Sue," but I may have missed it. I have heard they also once had a “Bushman” mold.
Apata-Bronto-Saurus Specimen: Apatasaurus 

Collected: July, 1996 

Location: Field Museum, Chicago, IL

Price then: 75 cents 

Inscript: “Field Museum Chicago” obverse; “Apatasaurus” reverse

Color: Green 

Latest Confirmed Operation: May, 2001 

Price then: 1 Dollar 

Additional Detail: This was originally the brontosaurus, until paleontologists discovered they had the wrong skull on the critter. Can anybody with a “Brontosaurus” specimen confirm a possible redesign of the head? 

Stegosaurus Specimen: Stegosaurus 

Collected: July, 1996 

Location: Field Museum, Chicago, IL 

Price then: 75 cents 

Inscript: “Field Museum Chicago” obverse; “Stegosaurus” reverse

Color: Green 

Latest Confirmed Operation: May, 2001 

Price then: 1 Dollar 
 
Triceratops Specimen: Triceratops 

Collected: May, 2001 

Location: Field Museum, Chicago, IL 

Price then: 1 Dollar 

Inscript: “Field Museum Chicago” obverse; “Triceratops” reverse

Color: Dark Blue 

Latest Confirmed Operation: May, 2001