Currently happening at the museum
The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt!
The Naranjo Museum is hosting The Great Dinosaur Egg Hunt starting April 1 and running all the way to April 30!! Join us on the hunt for dinosaur eggs in the museum! Starting April 1, museum employ ...
More »2025 Summer Camp Registration is Open
2025 Summer Camp Registration is OPEN for Museum Members! Naranjo Museum Camps 2025 ...
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Radiometric Dating and Cretaceous North America, Dig Pit
Radiometric dating is a process used to date rocks and fossils after they are found. Willard F. Libby was one of the first men to understand and discover this process. He won the Nobel Prize in 1960 f ...
More »Cretaceous Period: Plesiosaur, Ichthyosaur, Mosasaur, Brachyceratops and Meteorite
The Plesiosaur was a marine reptile from the cretaceous period. In the mural you can see an illustration of a Plesiosaur and above the Gem room is a replica of the skeleton of a Plesiosa ...
More »Carboniferious Period
Here you will find in the fossil cases and in the diorama an extensive presentation of the fossils of the Carboniferous period. The Carboniferous period is known for its plant life. Amphibians wal ...
More »Dancing with Dinos Gala
Save the Date for DANCING WITH DINOS 2025 on Saturday, February 8. Bring your date to enjoy a night full of laughter, food, and dancing that supports the Naranjo Museum of Natural History at our an ...
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