Due to conflicting activities, there will be no Free Thursday times on June 8th.

Morian Hall of Paleontology

Permanent Collection

Lane the Triceratops located in the central part of the Morian Hall of Paleontology. This fossil is especially important to the collection due to a rare find of preserved skin.

The Morian Hall of Paleontology is packed with prehistoric beasts, and does not have the same stagnant displays of ancient skeletons standing in a row that many visitors are accustomed to seeing. Rather, the predators and prey in the new paleontology hall are in action – chasing, eating and escaping as they struggle for life. Embark on a “prehistoric safari” that also includes the grand saga of human evolution – from tree-climbing australopithecines to courageous mammoth-hunters.

Help us preserve our specimens by not getting on platforms or touching the objects.

Curator: Robert T. Bakker, Ph.D.

The world-renowned paleontologist Dr. Robert T. Bakker has changed the image of dinosaurs from slow-moving, slow-witted, cold-blooded creatures. He posited that dinosaurs had feathers, long before feathered fossils were found, and champions that some dinosaurs were warm blooded. Bakker is most noted most for his theoretical work on dinosaur habits,….


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Please help us to preserve our collections for the next generation by not using flash when taking personal pictures at HMNS and at HMNS Sugar Land. Exposure to strong lights over time causes fading and deterioration of most artifacts and specimens.

Flash photography is ONLY allowed in the Grand Hall and the rainforest of the Cockrell Butterfly Center.

Selfie sticks are not allowed anywhere in HMNS, HMNS Sugar Land and the George Observatory.

For press and any commercial photo shoots, please contact the Public Relations dept.

 

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