国立科学博物館で氷河期展＋常設展を見てタイムスリップした感覚になった！
Good morning, everyone! This is the Ra-Yumo Channel. This time, I’m at the National Museum of Nature and Science in Ueno, Tokyo . I’ve already received permission to post this on YouTube , so don’t worry. Anyway, why did I come back to this museum, even though I’ve been here about 100 times? It’s because the National Museum of Nature and Science (Hakuhodo) is currently hosting a special shop that looks interesting . The name of the shop is Glacier Pottery. As you can probably guess from the name, it features special exhibits featuring ancient creatures whose ice-based vessels are reflected in their vessels, as well as human-themed exhibits like my favorite woolly mammoth and a never-before-seen full-body skeletal reconstruction . They even have a full-body skeleton and reconstruction of a child’s skeleton on display. So , this time, I’ll be covering two areas of the National Museum of Nature and Science: the adjustment point and the special point. However, I’ll be planning my trip to the special points, so I’ll only show a portion of the glacier origin point, taking into account the date , and sharing tips on how to enjoy the exhibit even more . So, let’s get started. First, I want to see the nodal points, so I’ll head to the usual entrance. I’m always grateful for the generous admission to Iruma, which is free for high school students and up. Yes. So, I went in, and the museum is divided into two main buildings. The Japan and Earth sections , as you can probably tell from their names, have different themes. The Japan section focuses on the history of the development of science and technology in Japan , science related to Japanese nature and culture, plants and minerals in Japan, meteorology, earthquakes, and life science, and ancient Japanese technology . On the other hand, the Earth section focuses on the history of the Earth, including dinosaurs and fossils, the formation of the Earth, geology, minerals, the global environment, a portion of space and astronomy, the evolution and diversity of living organisms, and plant specimens from all over the world . There’s a ton of stuff there, isn’t there? So, this time, I skipped the specialty area and went to the area related to ancient life. So, here we are. The Earth section is an underground dinosaur meetup. First, you’re greeted by the head and a human. As you move deeper, you’ll come across an area explaining how to process fossils after excavation using a Vampiraptor. You’ll see full skeletons and reconstructed models, and then finally, the most fascinating exhibit of the day. It’s seriously impressive. This place isn’t particularly large, but it has a wide variety of dinosaurs on display, and there are plenty of explanatory videos, so even if you know nothing about dinosaurs, you’ll definitely enjoy it. I’m not trying to pander to anyone , but this National Museum of Nature and Science played a big role in my love of dinosaurs. Anyway , I came here with a friend, and he said this pose is lame. But it’s not just random. The Tyrannosaurus is crouching, as if ready to attack, and the Triceratops on the other side is slightly bowing its head and making a charging pose, so I think it’s completing a sperm-spraying showdown scene. There seems to be a hidden reason behind this: the Demostan, a replica of a full skeleton with a Y certificate, is quite large at 12 meters in length, and needed to be made compact . Yes. So, since I mentioned Triceratops when I talked about this Tyrannosaurus’ pose, next I’ll talk about Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur known for its evolved head ornamentation, and the numerous Ceratopsca. Yes. Let’s start with Pachycephalosaurus, a dinosaur known for its thick, muscular skull . The Pachycephalosaurus on display at this museum is displayed so that you can see at a glance that the brown parts are real and the white parts are replicas . The bones clearly show that the entire body is not complete. Next up is Ceratopsca, which also appears to be a replica of a real Triceratops. It’s amazing how well preserved it is. But the exhibits at the top of this exhibit are also impressive: these Ceratopsca bones. From left to right, four dinosaurs are on display : a baby Styracosaurus, a Takirisaurus, an Anchiceratops, and a Chasmosaurus . Even though they’re all members of the Ceratops family, their frills and horns are so different, so compare them and try to spot the differences. Incidentally, a Protoceratops skeleton also appears to be on display in a secret location. Next to these exhibits are displays of dinosaurs that protected their bodies in the wilds of the Komuro family, including the full skeletons of the armored Scolosaurus and the sword-like Stegosaurus. There’s also a place where you can touch their characteristic hammer-like knobby spikes and learn about their structure. Also on display is a long-lived Hypacrosaurus, with two exhibits: one with a two-speed walker and one with a four-speed walker. The four-speed walker is apparently still a juvenile. Another interesting exhibit is this Nanapachi, a relative of the V-Eraptor, displayed as if it were incubating an egg. At one time, they were thought to be a group that stole and ate eggs because they were found nearby, but now it seems sad that they were just warming their own eggs as an excuse. Another exhibit was a rotating Deinonychus. At first glance , it seemed like a good exhibit, allowing visitors to observe it from various angles , but because this group of dinosaurs is closely related to birds, it always looks like it’s been roasted whole. Open it up carefully and enjoy it! The theme of this zone is global environmental change and the evolution of living things. The exhibit explores the mysteries of dinosaurs, with a truly diverse range of dinosaurs on display, including evidence of the impact of the Chick-Si-Lu meteorite that led to their extinction. No matter how many times you visit, there’s always something to learn. There’s also an Apatosaurus, a wandering dinosaur that seems too big to fit in the frame no matter how hard you try . Yes. This concludes the first underground dinosaur exhibit between Earth and Earth, so we decided to head downstairs to the second underground zone, which explores global environmental change, the birth of evolution, and the secrets of extinction . Well, it’s only one escalator down, and it’s been less than 30 seconds since we got there. As I mentioned earlier, this place focuses on birth and extinction, with fossils from the Cambrian period, when life exploded. In the back , there are exhibits of extinct primates and extinct primates that could not withstand environmental changes or were defeated in the struggle for survival, so look forward to it. Well, what you’ve already seen are creatures that were affected by the Cambrian Explosion. They have exhibits like Anomalocaris, which is said to have grown nearly a meter in size at a time when individuals were only a few centimeters long. In the mountainous space section , there are a huge number of species that existed throughout most of the planetary age , and it’s surprisingly fun to spot the differences and discover the characteristics of each species. There are also some reconstructed models of Sanyo spacecraft, which many people are excited about. Actually, I was really surprised when I first saw it, but this museum has a fossil of Dunklosteus on display. This fish belongs to a group called the Bumpy, and while it would be perfectly fine to display elsewhere, for some reason it was tucked away at the bottom. However, the sound of the fish section here fades away. There are also a large number of Rhodon teeth on display. There’s also a coelacanth called Axelrhodictys, making this a great exhibit. Extinct mammals welcome you. Some might think they’re dwarfed by the dinosaur exhibits, but that’s not the case at all. On the contrary, they’re showcasing familiar creatures, which adds a different kind of charm to the dinosaurs. Incidentally , there’s also a Taraceratherium, a creature so large it could rival a dinosaur. The first creatures I encountered in this exhibit were Gymetrodon and Edaphosaurus. They lived roughly 300 million years ago and, while they look like octaenids, are closer to our mammalian lineage than dinosaurs in terms of evolutionary lineage. In the white exhibit, they’re placed within a context that showcases the evolutionary roots of mammals . Please continue to look around the zones such as the pelagic zone. Oh, there is another huge creature called Uintatherium, a mammal of the order Sclera that lived between 45 and 37 million years ago, and Mesohicus, an ancestor of horses that still supported itself with three fingers. There is also Brontops, a regular order that lived between 35 and 31 million years ago, with some incredibly tough bones on display. Also on display were the Castroides, which we’re sure everyone relies on at Ark . As you’d expect from a Reaver, its teeth are truly impressive. And then there was Giganteus Otsu. I’m sure it was featured in a book called “Unfortunate Encyclopedia” because the reason for its extinction is interesting . Further along was an area displaying dogs, cats, and elephants, including the complete skeletons of the Smilodon, a horrifying creature said to have lived in caves, and the famous diamond wolf saber-toothed tiger, which was recently revived through genome editing. Behind that was the Daytherium, which, unlike normal elephants, had downward-pointing heads for harvesting tree stems, and the American Mastodon, which, unlike mambos, had a flattened phalanx and a slightly elongated head . The Platybelodon, with its spoon-like mandible, also featured: the Arsinoitherium, which resembles but is completely different from the Arsinoitherium, and the Columbian Mammoth, one of the last surviving members of the North American megafauna. Fans of primates will be thrilled by this place. Further inside, there are a ton of other dinosaurs on display, including the mighty Megatherium and the Giant Bison , a bison found from Alaska to Mexico; the Morops, a dinosaur with a horse-like face but a rugged, limbed body; and the Paraceratherium, a dinosaur relative, measuring 7.4 meters in length, 4.8 meters at the shoulder, with a neck length of 2 to 2.5 meters, and weighing approximately 11 to 20 tons . While the focus tends to be on the dinosaurs, these are also impressive. Now that we’ve looked at the exhibits on the walls, let’s move on to the exhibits inside. Yes. Inside, the exhibits include the Tylosaurus, a dinosaur with an interesting mouth structure, and the Basilosaurus, a whale-like creature . To give you an idea, there were also exhibits of the Stellar Current, a mysterious smuggling device that appeared in my previous video about my trip to Mie Prefecture, the town of Oga in Saitama Prefecture, and the Paleoparadoxia, discovered in Iwate Prefecture. It measures approximately 4 meters in length and has a 2.2-meter shell , making it the largest turtle in Japan . Other exhibits included the Pakicetius, an ancestor of whales, and the Leptonectes, a fish species. The second basement floor is still open, and features many artifacts related to ancient humans, such as buildings made from mammoth bones and miniature ships, allowing visitors to learn about human history. That concludes our tour of the Earth, and we’re now moving on to the Japan section. Yes, we’ve arrived at the Japan section. The exhibits here are divided into five sections: the art of viewing nature. The exhibits are divided into five sections: Japanese people and natural creatures, the Japanese archipelago, the Japanese archipelago’s staghorn face, and the Japanese heat island’s pursuit . This time, we’ll be looking at the Japanese pursuit in the Japan section . First, at the entrance, you’re greeted by the Futaba Suzuki Dragon, officially named Futabasaurus, a type of Elasmosaurus discovered in Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture, Japan. This plesiosaur, measuring approximately 6 to 9 meters in length , is exhibited at the National Museum of Chemistry. Its entire skeleton, complete with fossilized ribs, and even an actual clavicle are on display, along with a full- length skeleton. Incidentally, Suzuki, then a second-year high school student, discovered the enormous bone by chance while searching for shark tooth fossils in Kawagishi City, near his home. Nope. There’s also Magiroman. Other exhibits include the bones of the Naumann’s zodiac, which was originally found throughout Japan, along with the bo and kebono zodiacs, whose size changed depending on their habitat. And the complete skeleton of the Abe Oaza zodiac, with its distinctive horns, is also on display. Deeper in the exhibit was Allodesmus, a dangerous genus that evolved from a common ancestor with legged and star-like creatures and lived along the coast of the North Pacific Ocean between 15 and 10 million years ago. Further back were the famous Desmostylus and Paleoparadgysia, two genus of genus Desmostylus with a suction-like structure resembling a bundle of suction tubes. The Desmostylus here was the first to be discovered in the world. Further back were fossils such as Comforterium , but the most fascinating thing was right at the very end: ammonites discovered in Japan. I’m not sure how many species there were , but there were several Niponites, a representative Japanese species, on display, as well as Gressonites and Hyperpuzosia, which have interesting shapes but aren’t abnormally coiled. Nearby were also a variety of giant ammonites, including Pachydes and Seras. Other exhibits include the humerus of a dinosaur, a species thought to be a relative of the eruption-like Apatosaurus, excavated in Iwaizumi Town, Iwate Prefecture, and the fossil remains of a fish-like creature, the Utsusaurus, with a high vocal metabolism, discovered in Utsunaga, Miyazaki Prefecture . So, the time is just right. After this, we’ll have dinner, then I’ll briefly touch on the glacial origins of this event, and then I’ll teach you how to double your enjoyment. So, let’s talk about how to make the most of this glacial origin . Well, to be honest, they’re very helpful and explain a lot, so there’s no need to do any advance preparation , and it’s not really necessary, but for those who want to deepen their understanding or learn more academically, I’ll just say one thing: do you know about the megafauna that lived in the glacial origins ? Even if you don’t know about them, there should be explanatory panels, so it shouldn’t be a problem , but reading all of them requires a lot of patience and concentration, so I recommend doing some preparation beforehand. By the way, when you think of glacial origins, just the creatures that come to mind are enough. Examples include the woolly mammoth and the Otsu. Well, don’t worry, even if you don’t know much about dinosaurs, just thinking that the lion is cool will naturally make you enjoy the video. So , in this video, I showed you a little bit of the adjustment points and special points of the National Museum of Nature and Science. If you’re interested after watching this video, please go and check it out. Also, in addition to the National Museum of Nature and Science, there are many other interesting facilities around Ueno Station, such as Ueno Zoo, so I recommend checking them out. As I announced in the YouTube community , I will be posting videos of the dinosaur event being held at the observation deck of Ikebukuro Sunshine City in the future, so please look forward to it. Thank you for watching. See you in the next video.
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