Fossil Stories Gallery

See a full size T-rex skeleton, live animals and fossil trees.

 

Dates

Permanent

Visitor information

Times

During museum opening hours

Location

Ground floor

Price

Donations welcome (free entry). Drop in, no booking required.

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About

Discover the Earth's past through its fossil record and find out how amazing some of these creatures were.

Learn about the major changes to the landscape and the animals and plants that were around millions of years ago.

Visitors can become palaeontologists and re-assemble a pre-historic creature using virtual technology. Sound, touch and animation brings alive a world that disappeared millions of years ago.

This gallery also has a display on Crystals and Gems providing a sparkling story about minerals their formation, function and beauty.