Gnatalie (pronounced “nat-ah-lee”), affectionately nicknamed for the stinging gnats that pestered its excavators during the digs, is the most complete sauropod skeletal mount on the West Coast—and the only green-colored fossil specimen on the planet.

Los Angeles’s newest resident is big, green, and 150 million years old, the 75-foot-long green dinosaur named Gnatalie (pronounced Natalie) which will be available for public viewing in the fall at the museum.

Jul 15, 2024 · Named “Gnatalie” (pronounced Natalie) for the gnats that swarmed during the excavation, the long-necked, long-tailed herbivorous dinosaur’s fossils got its unique coloration, a dark mottled olive...

Gnatalie (pronounced “nat-ah-lee”), affectionately nicknamed for the stinging gnats that pestered its excavators during the digs, is the most complete sauropod skeletal mount on the West Coast—and the only green-colored fossil specimen on the planet.

Gnatalie’s unusual bone coloring is due to infilling by the green mineral celadonite during the fossilization process. The more than 75 feet of Gnatalie, the long-necked dinosaur, will stretch the imaginations of visitors from Los Angeles and around the world.

Aug 13, 2024 · Scientists involved in the discovery and recovery of a 150-million-year-old rare dinosaur battled rattlesnakes, mountain lions and gnats over 10 summers. This reconstruction of Gnatalie, a rare...

Aug 15, 2024 · Gnatalie is believed to belong to a previously undiscovered herbivore species of long-neck dinosaurs. Gnatalie will also be the only green-colored dinosaur on display in the world, due to her bones absorbing minerals where the fossils were found.

Aug 14, 2024 · What is big, green and 150 million years old? Meet dinosaur skeleton 'Gnatalie.' The 75-foot-long skeleton, distinct for not only its size, but its dark-green bones, is soon to be mounted...

Aug 13, 2024 · Green dinosaur's fossilised bones. A first-of-its-kind green dinosaur fossil is all set to be put on display for the public at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County (NHMLAC) in...

Nov 13, 2024 · Gnatalie the green fossil is L.A.’s new community dinosaur. You can see it for free, starting Sunday. The G is silent: Gnatalie is a 150-million-year-old sauropod that took 15 years to dig up...