The museum exhibits original finds from the Urrhine near Eppelsheim, which are around 10 million years old, and casts or copies of rare fossils. These include teeth and bone fragments of rhinoceroses, great apes and proboscis animals such as dinotheria and mastodons. Single specimens of the primeval horse, tapi r( claw-footed hoofed animal), Muntja deer, bear hound, beaver and pig are also on display. The centrepiece of the museum is a cast of the skull of a Dinotherium (Dinotherium giganteum), which was recovered from Klipstein and Kaup in 1835. It is a gift from the Natural History Museum in Basel. The original is on display at the Natural History Museum in London.
1. wednesday of the month 18.00 - 20.00
3rd Sunday of the month 10.00 - 12.00
For groups on request
