The Smithsonian’s ‘Deep Time’ exhibit gives dinosaurs new life

Renovated fossil hall showcases ancient animals in their environments

Diplodocus in Smithsonian fossil hall

PREHISTORIC SCENE  The Smithsonian’s updated fossil hall displays snapshots of the past, such as this Diplodocus reaching out to feed from a tree.

Lucia Martino, Smithsonian Institution

After five years, the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History in Washington, D.C.,