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See 30-foot ‘megalodon’ crocodile and more at Fernbank Museum’s Armored Animals exhibit
See a 30-foot skeletal replica of a giant crocodile, come face-to-face with the skull of a super croc, and witness the massive armor that protected dinosaurs at the Fernbank Museum of Natural History. “This is Fernbank Museum’s newest temporary exhibit, Armored Animals,” Fernbank’s Miranda Shealy told WSBTV.com’s Nelson Hicks. “It goes through 500 million years of armor evolution in a wide variety of different types of animals.” The new exhibit showcases some of the earliest examples of animal armor in simple creatures, but a lot has changed in those 500 million years. “This exhibit starts with some of the earliest armor evolved around 500 million years ago,” Shealy said. “That starts in a lot of the invertebrates. So we see crabs. We see clams, things of that nature. Then through time, we start seeing reptiles evolving armor like our turtles. People don’t always think about turtles. And then of course, we get into the dinosaurs and the crocodilian. Finally, this exhibit rounds out with the mammals evolving armor, as well.”
Upscale Seafood Restaurant Opening at Atlanta's Galleria on the Park
C&S Seafood and Oyster Bar is relocating from its current Vinings location at 3300 Cobb Pkwy SE to Galleria on the Park at 600 Galleria Pkwy SE, Atlanta, GA 30339. Co-owner Rich Clark shared that the move is happening due to the planned demolition of their current building.
Atlanta Restaurant Offers ‘Pay What You Can’ to Hurricane Evacuees
Amalfi Cucina & Mercato, an Italian restaurant with locations in downtown Atlanta and Buckhead, is welcoming hurricane evacuees with a “Pay What You Can” offer on meals. The offer is open to individuals displaced by mandatory evacuations, allowing them to pay only what they can afford for the food portion of their bill, excluding alcohol.
My Sister’s Room: Atlanta’s landmark lesbian bar continues to endure after 28 years
My Sister's Room, a lesbian bar in Atlanta, has been a cornerstone of the city's LGBTQIA landscape since 1996, adapting to the needs of different generations and providing a safe space for queer women, the transgender community and their allies. The post My Sister’s Room: Atlanta’s landmark lesbian bar continues to endure after 28 years appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta.
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