European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Director Steven Spielberg is not the Only person who knows How to bring dinosaurs to life. At the Reiss. Museum in Mannheim Germany the terrible lizards Quot come alive in an exhibit that includes fossilized skeletons and moving computerized models. After being met by a roaring lurching tyrannosaurus Rex in the museum s lobby move into the first of two exhibition rooms where the fossils from Mongolia s Gobi desert Are on display. The skeletons Range in size from big ferocious looking Barbosa ruses to a tiny baby Protace Batops. It is in the second room where the Dinos come to life. A family of Maia Saura eggs Hatch while a mom and big brother watch. Another exhibit has two rather mean looking Dein Onychuk dining on a tenant saurus the models made by Kokoro of Japan in conjunction with palaeontologists from London s natural history museum seem very real especially if you have Ever watched your pet Lizard at Home or been to the reptile House at the zoo. All the exhibits Are Well labelled but unfortunately Only in German. This is one exhibit that fans of the prehistoric won t want to miss. The exhibit is open daily except monday until oct. 30. Hours Are tuesday thursday Friday and saturday 9  to 5 . And wednesday and sunday 9 . To 7 . Admission is 12 Marks about $7.50 for adults and 8 Marks for children. A family ticket costs 25 Marks. The Reiss museum is in downtown Mannheim there is a parking garage underneath the museum a Michael Abrams staff photographer above some of the displays Mirror the harsh struggle for survival. A amps photos by Michael Abrams far left a replica triceratops family mimics the real thing. Left a Mother Maia Saura and a Young one watch babies Hatch. Ftp go a left and above fossilized skeletons have helped palaeontologists reconstruct a picture of the age of dinosaurs. June9, 1994 stripes Magazine 73