Neolithic Tools
One more display with Neolithic tools (like one for fishing) and the first body representation of ancient beliefs. Here you can feel the beginning of design sophistication.
First Humans
A remarkable selection of tools from the Paleolithic, Mesolithic, and Neolithic in Europe and Africa. A mysterious object from a cave in France, tools from the Brazilian Amazon telling us the story of the Rainforest, an astonishing bone needle from Germany, and the first pieces of jewelry on Earth among other wonders.
Ice Age Fossils
A generous selection of wildlife from Gansu province, China, and Florida, USA. Land mammals and aquatic creatures as well as turtles from the Miocene to the Pleistocene. Mastodons and rhinoceroses are also part of the collection.
Mammoths
Teeth (also from the Meridionalis Mammoth), bones, and hairs are on display as well as an amazing piece of skin with hairs from the Siberian permafrost.
Megalodons
Guarded by two giant 200 cm Orthoceras, the Otodus megalodon cabinets are filled with huge wonders from the USA, Peru, New Caledonia, and Indonesia.
Madagascar Fossils
A beautiful Nautilus leads the selection of shells including several varieties of ammonites and bivalves, some iridescent.
Fish Fossils
A majestic Phareodus testis from the Green River formation, a Coelacanth from Madagascar, and other interesting fish fossils from China, Scotland, Brazil, and Morocco.
Dinosaur Eggs
Impressive giant Hadrosaur and Oviraptor eggs from the Cretaceous as well as eggshells from Saltasaurus, Hypselosaurus, Titanosaur, Tarbosaurus, and more.
Paleobotanical Garden
From rare Ginkgo leaves to Lycopod trunk, Cooksonia pertoni and Megaphyton over 300 million years old, there is a wide diversity of plants including Archaepteris, the oldest known tree in the world. Colourful petrified wood, a spider and many insects complete this incredible garden.
Marine Reptile Fossils
Teeth and vertebrae from Mosasaurus, Plesiosaurs, Ichthyosaurs, Globidens and more.