Take a journey through our ancient oceans with Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived from January 28 to May 6, 2012 on display in the Exploreum's new 5,000 square foot exhibit gallery!
At 60 feet long, Megalodon was the largest shark that ever lived and a dominant marine predator for 15 million years. The Gulf Coast Exploreum will tell this remarkable story with its exciting, new exhibition, Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived, coming to Mobile Bay on January 28, 2012 with support from presenting sponsor ExxonMobil.
Though Megalodon vanished 2 million years ago, its fascinating story inspires lessons for science and shark conservation today with this family-friendly, interactive, hands-on exhibit. Visitors enter a full-size sculpture of Megalodon through massive jaws and embark on a journey through this fantastic ancient creature and the world it inhabited-- its size, structure, diet, lifespan, relatives, neighbors, evolution, extinction and the science that continues to reveal Megalodon's tale.
Be consumed with awe, walk away with respect!
Megalodon: Largest Shark that Ever Lived was produced by the Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, with support from the National Science Foundation.
SEA REX: JOURNEY TO A PREHISTORIC WORLD Purchase a COMBO Ticket to see the Megalodon exhibit and the Sea Rex IMAX!
The Gulf Coast Exploreum invites audiences on an incredible voyage, 200 million years back in time, for a face-to-face encounter with the T-Rex of the seas in a new IMAX film, SEA REX: JOURNEY TO A PREHISTORIC WORLD, premiering on Saturday, January 28, 2012 at the Exploreum's J.L. Bedsole IMAX Theater in downtown Mobile.
SEA REX: JOURNEY TO A PREHISTORIC WORLD sheds light on the extraordinary prehistoric underwater world and its larger-than-life creatures, which with their daunting size and natural ability for predation, were ruling the seas 20 million years before dinosaurs roamed the earth.
The film was four years in the making and required a USD 5 million budget. No fewer than five different CGI and visual special effects companies collaborated under the creative leadership of N3D LAND Productions to complete the 41-minute long IMAX movie. The film was shot in studio and on location at various museums in Paris and London, as well as in Egypt and New Zealand to capture the aerial-, landscape- and underwater scenes.
SEA REX: JOURNEY TO A PREHISTORIC WORLD is rated "Universal" by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), the equivalent of a "General Audience" rating from the MPAA. According to the BBFC, films classified as "Universal" are suitable for audiences aged 4 years and over.
The Gulf Coast Exploreum Science Center will feature the IMAX film through May 6, 2012
Note: Once tickets are redeemed, refunds, exchanges and rain checks are not offered. Exploreum prices include sales tax. The Exploreum is a smoke-free facility. No outside food, beverages or coolers are allowed.Days and hours of operation are subject to change without notice. The Exploreum is not responsible for lost and stolen items. Children under the age of 12 must be chaperoned by an adult.
Location
Gulf Coast Exploreum (View)
65 Government Street
Mobile, AL 36602
United States
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