Palaeontology

'Dinosaur' instrument lets you hear what a hadrosaur sounded like

By T.K. Randall
September 13, 2025 ·  6 comments

Image: AI-generated (Midjourney) The dinosaurs went extinct around 66 million years ago, yet through careful study of their fossil remains, we have been able to piece together a great deal about what they looked like and how they lived.

But there are some things about the dinosaurs that are particularly challenging to determine and perhaps chief among these is what they actually sounded like.

We can make some general inferences about their calls from modern-day animals, but the truth is that we really don't know what sort of sounds they might have made.

Now, though, a unique new project has sought to unravel this mystery by reverse-engineering the skull of a hadrosaur to create a musical instrument that mimics the likely shape of its head.Known as Dinosaur Choir, the project blends paleontology with artistry and music.

"I pressed the [exhibit's] button, I heard the sound and it was amazing," said designer Courtney Brow.

"I thought dinosaurs were singers, too, because I'm a singer. I felt very connected to dinosaurs for possibly the first time."

You can check out an example of the instrument in action below.


Source: Phys.org | Comments (6)

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