Hundreds of millions of years ago, the continent of Africa  was the perfect habitat for one of nature’s most ferocious creatures–giant dinosaurs.

“Giants: African Dinosaurs,” the newest exhibit at FHSU’s Sternberg Museum of Natural History, opened Saturday morning with a Hays Area Chamber of Commerce ribbon cutting.

The exhibit, in cooperation with Chicago-based Project Exploration, helps explain the mystery of how shifting continents affected dinosaur evolution.

The team of Dr. Paul Sereno, president of Project Exploration, made expeditions to Niger and Morocco.  They discovered and named several dinosaurs in the display.  “Jobaria” is a 70-foot-long plant eater.  “Suchomimus” is a fish-eating dinosaur with huge claws and a sail on its back.

“Giants” is on display through August 5.