For Immediate Release November 26, 1999 Contact: Pat Kremer/Nancy O'Shea (312) 665-7100 Expect Awe-Struck Travelers UNITED TERMINAL TO BECOME NEW HOME FOR FIELD MUSEUM’S GIANT BRACHIOSAURUS CHICAGO – Beginning January 19, travelers passing through United Airline’s Terminal One at O’Hare International Airport will be greeted by a colossal sight – a four-story tall model of a Brachiosaurus, the largest mounted dinosaur in the world. The dinosaur, currently a major attraction at Chicago’s Field Museum, will be a permanent display in the B Concourse of United’s Terminal One. The Field Museum is pleased to partner with United Airlines to introduce the Brachiosaurus to the millions of visitors who pass through O’Hare every year. Presented to the airport by The Field Museum and United, the towering skeleton will help identify Chicago as a world-class destination for dinosaur enthusiasts. The Field Museum is renowned for its exhibitions and research concerning dinosaurs and other prehistoric life. The Brachiosaurus (pronounced Brock-ee-o-saur-us) – a plant-eating dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago – Is modeled from bones excavated in 1900 by Field Museum paleontologist Elmer Riggs. By moving the Brachiosaurus, The Field Museum will make room for Sue, the largest and most complete Tyrannosaurus rex fossil ever found. Sue will be unveiled in the Museum’s Stanley Field Hall on May 17. A special satellite Field Museum Store at O’Hare will complement the display of the Brachiosaurus. Airport visitors may purchase merchandise pertaining to dinosaurs and other Field Museum exhibitions. For more information, the public may contact the Museum at 312-922-9410. United Airlines is the official airline of The Field Museum.

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