
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Mammoth & Sabre-Toothed Tiger – In a Land before our Time
Permanent exhibition
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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Today: 10.00 AM - 5.00 PM
Permanent exhibition
The Ammonite & Thunderbolt exhibition houses rocks from north west Switzerland that are between 16,000 and 250 million years old. They include the most important groups of micro-fossils, plants and invertebrates. These also include numerous fossils of aquatic creatures such as sponges, corals, mussels, ammonites and sea urchins from the Jurassic period, when the region was covered by a flat sea.
The area around Basel is exceptionally rich in fossils. Take a look at the spectacular discoveries from the Triassic period, remarkable ammonites from the Jurassic period and corals, brachiopods, mussels and echinoderms from various eras in earth history.
We also present fossils from the clay quarries near Allschwil, Triassic plants from Münchenstein and snails from ice-age deposits in the area around Basel.
The wide diversity of fossils on display allows collectors to identify their own findings by comparing them.
The fossil groups are set out in 29 display cases and grouped according to geological era.
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
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Augustinergasse 2, 4001 Basel
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Please consult our website www.nmbs.ch/en before your visit to find out about the current situation regarding COVID-19.
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Discover the «Archives of Life».
Lose yourself in the variety of our exhibitions. Learn exciting facts about exotic animals. Go back to the past, to the age of dinosaurs, even to the formation of the Earth. Experience the development of mammals, such as the mammoth and the sabre-toothed tiger.
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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
Permanent exhibition
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
20 November 2020 - 30 May 2021
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Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
20 March 2021 | 2.00 PM - 4.00 PM
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21 March 2021 | 10.15 AM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
21 March 2021 | 11.30 AM
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21 March 2021 | 1.00 PM
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21 March 2021 | 3.30 PM
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28 March 2021 | 10.15 AM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
28 March 2021 | 11.30 AM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
28 March 2021 | 1.00 PM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
28 March 2021 | 3.30 PM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
04 April 2021 | 10.15 AM
Naturhistorisches Museum Basel
04 April 2021 | 11.30 AM
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04 April 2021 | 1.00 PM