Palaeontology

Field Sites

Palaeontological Excursion in China with Sydney Grammar School 30/6/2002 to 15/7/2002


A shell-beds full of Stringocephalus from Middle Devonian of about 375 million years old. View larger image.

Highlights - Beijing Natural History Museum

The Beijing Natural History Museum is the largest natural history museum in China. Its spacious galleries contain some fine specimens of fossils including various invertebrates, mammals, early humans, reptiles, dinosaur skeletons and eggs excavated in China. It also contains a large collection of minerals, as well as a fantastic display of naturally carved and polished stones used in the traditional Chinese art of miniature rockery.


A huge elephant skeleton. View larger image.


Dinosaur skeletons. View larger image.