Texas has many dinosaur exhibits in museums.
It's not surprising to find dinosaur remains in Texas. It's one of the few places in the world where rocks from the early Cretaceous period are close to the surface. From the western part of the state to the east, Texas offers several opportunities to see dinosaur exhibits in museums.
Fort Worth Museum
The popular exhibits here are Dinolabs and Dinodig--full articulations of dinosaur skeletons and a site replicating a local paleontogical dig. The Dinolabs exhibit contains examples of Paluxysaurus junesi and Tenontosaurus dossi, as well as an ornithopod dinosaur and fossils and casts of two other dinosaur species. An interactive imaging station allows visitors to reconstruct their own dinosaur. Dinodig allows visitors to become paleontologists for an afternoon by analyzing rock formations that contain fossils.
Fort Worth Museum of Science and History
1600 Gendy St
Fort Worth, TX 76107
817-255-9300
fwmuseum.org/
Houston Museum of Natural Science
The permanent exhibit "Hall of Paleontology" contains more than 450 fossils and fossil replicas. It includes everything from a minor trilobite to a Tyrannosaurus rex.
The Houston Museum of Natural Science
1 Hermann Circle Dr
Houston, TX 77030
713-639-4629
hmns.org/
Texas Memorial Museum
The Hall of Geology and Paleontology at Texas Memorial Museum features fossils of dinosaurs and other prehistoric creatures. Visitors can explore the hands-on exhibit Discover Drawers and visit the on-site Paleo Lab, a working laboratory where visitors can see first-hand how fossils are prepared, catalogued and studied. Visitors can also meet and talk with a paleontologist.
Texas Memorial Museum
2400 Trinity St
The University of Texas at Austin
Austin, TX 78712
512-475-7348
utexas.edu/tmm/
Dallas Museum of Nature and Science
This museum features several dinosaur exhibits, including "Texas Dinosaurs," a hands-on simulated fossil dig in which visitors can unearth fossil casts; a paleontology lab staffed by museum employees and volunteers currently preparing fossil specimens; and the Dino Trail Guide, where visitors can explore the lives of dinosaurs.
Dallas Museum of Nature and Science
1318 S Second Ave
Dallas, TX 75315
241-428-5555
natureandscience.org/default.asp
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