Imagination in Action
Imagine a gigantic hadrosaur in a lush green environment reaching atop a 30 foot cypress tree to eat leaves. In the not-so-far distance a volcano quietly erupts with lava flows slowly creating pools or molten rock and the soil is peppered with iron nodules. Welcome to the daily life of Mary Ann the Hadrosaur.
Mary Ann Hadrosaur was found fully articulated in the Hell Creek formation in Montana. Sixty-eight million years ago she lived in a swamp environment and the expedition found cypress tree petrified wood, dawn redwood pine cones, fern leaves, ginko leaves and assorted other leaves and fly larva jackets near her fossilized skeleton. The Hell Creek formation was part of the inland sea that extended from the Gulf of Mexico to the Artic Circle and included the region from the Mississippi River area to more than half of New Mexico, Colorado, Wyoming and Montana. the exhibit displays Mary Ann in the environment in which she lived. This is a humid, swamp environment with lush abundant plants for her to eat.
The fossilized skeleton is 90% complete with the outstanding features being the two hoofs and skin impressions on the left foot and the skin impression along the length of the tail.The arms, legs, spine pelvic area and tail were fully encapsulated by iron encrustation, thus preserving the skeleton totally intact. She is thought to be one of the most complete specimens ever found. All of the spines and chevrons associated with the vertebra were intact. Mary Ann Hadrosaur is 30 feet long and 20 feet tall.
The Permian display features the hunter predator mentality of the ancient reptiles. Included in the display is a Dimetron, an Edaphosaur, Eryops and Captorhinus; all of the skeletons are 70% to 95% intact. Additional display windows show various plant, fresh water shark and lung fish and animal fossils of the Permian and photos of the discovery and preservation of the major fossils of the diorama.
Now Here. The Artifact collection contains objects used in the daily lives of people that lived long ago. The collection contains artifacts from cave men, Ancient Egypt, Ancient Greece, Biblical times and Ancient Rome. Also included are artifacts from the Celtic culture, Viking culture, Crusades, Renaissance, Special exhibit on 14th century knights and armor, Colonial America and the Revolutionary War, Civil War, Alamo, and Special exhibit on the Mayan, Aztec, Puebloan and Southwestern Native American cultures.
Cave bears are thought to have first appeared in the palentology record 1.2 million years ago and it is believed that they became extinct approximately 27,000 years ago. Katie the cave bear and Stella the cave bear measure approximately 10 feet tall standing in a cave replica resembling caves found in Europe.
An adult and youth Einiosaur are depicted in a swamp environment with lush vegetation. The two skeletons were found together in Montana, leading to speculation that the adult was protecting the youth. The skulls of the Einiosaurs are 100% fossil and as such are a rare discovery. The adult is fully developed with a large nose horn projecting forward and two horns projecting backward from the frill. The baby Einiosaur has a small nose horn that has not developed yet and two small prominent horns projecting backward from the frill.
Dinosaur Fossils
Allosaurus Skull (Replica)
Amphibian Fossils
Bothriolepis (Replica)
Brachiosaurus Model
Brachyceratops Fossil
Camptosaurus Fossil
Captorhinus Fossil
Cave Bear Fossils (2)
Ceolophysis Replica and Model
Coelacanth Fossil and Model
Cretaceous Crocodile Head (Replica)
Dimetrodon Fossil
Dinosaur Eggs
Dunkleosteus Skull (Replica)
Early Horse Fossil
Edaphosaur Fossil
Einosaurus Fossil - Adult
Einosaurus Fossil - Baby
Eryops Fossil and Model
Fish Fossils
Hadrosaur Fossil
Hypacrosaurus Fossil
Ichtyosaur Panel
Keichousaur Fossil
Marine Fossils
Mosasaur Fossil
Pachycephalesaur Skull Fossil
Plesiosaur Panel
Prehistoric Bison Fossil
Psittacosaurus Fossil
Pterosaur Skeleton and Model
Saber Tooth Cat (Replica)
Stromatolite Fossils
Therizinosaurus Fossil
Triceratops Fossil and Model
Trilobite Fossils
Trimerorachis Fossil
Tyrannosaurus Rex Head (Replica)
Tyrannosaurus Rex Life-Size Fossil (Replica)
Velociraptor Replica and Model
Woolly Mammoth Fossil
Woolly Rhinoceros Fossil
Fossil Collections
Pre-Cambrian
Cambrian
Ordovician
Silurian
Devonian
Carboniferous
Permian
Triassic
Jurassic
Cretaceous
Cenozoic
Artifact Collection
Stone Age Collection
Bronze Age Collection
Pottery Age Collection
South American Civilizations
Biblical Artifacts
Roman Collection
Greek Artifacts
Egyptian Artifacts
Celtic Artifacts
Viking Artifacts
Crusades
Renaissance Exhibit
Native American Cultures
Colonial America & Revolutionary War
Texas Revolution
Civil War
Texas Collection
East Texas Animal Collection
Gulf of Mexico Exhibit
NASA Collection
