Thursday, October 31, 2024

Museum of Geosciences at UMKC

On one of the first cool days of fall, we visited the Museum of Geosciences at UMKC.  I didn't know this place existed until this summer.  I really like the UMKC campus.


The displays started in the hall.
This is a fin of the animal pictured below.


Of this animal.


Fossils


Very cool fish fossil


Large geode


Cephalopod


Fossil Turtle from South Dakota


This is a Megacerops coloradensis


This is it's lower jaw.


Me having fun.


Petrified Wood


Mammoth Tooth


Quartz from Arkansas



I want to call this a saber tooth tiger.


They had lots of rocks with fluid in them.

If you like rocks this place is amazing.  I could do a whole week of pictures about this place.  You can arrange for a guided tour but I just walked around on my own.

This was a great adventure.






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