Travel through time—starting 3.5 billion years ago. Your journey begins beneath ancient seas. Life diversifies as you move through the millennia, surrounded by fearsome fish and waving sea lilies. Soon you're out of the water and the air is filled with huge dragonflies. Foot-long centipedes crawl around you. Then the dinosaurs appear!
In this exhibition hall
- Watch Allosaurus and Stegosaurus do battle with an 80-foot-long Diplodocus towering overhead
- Wander prehistoric habitats and examine ancient plants
- Experience the warming and cooling of Earth’s climate
- Witness the rise of mammals and the dawn of the human family
- Pick up fossils from Museum Touch Carts and examine them
- Observe scientists as they study and prepare fossils using modern technology to decipher the past
Location: Level 3
Earth Sciences Lab
Schlessman Family Laboratory of Earth Sciences: This is the one area in the Museum where visitors can watch curators at work.
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