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Fryxell Geology Museum

Cryolophosaurus Skeleton

Flourescent Rocks

Come take a walk through Earth 's history as told by its rocks, minerals and fossils!

The museum, named after Dr. Fritiof Fryxell, has become one of the largest and finest collections of rocks, minerals and fossils in the Midwest. Begun in the late 1880's with a modest natural history collection, the museum now boasts over 1,500 rock, mineral, and fossil specimens. On display is a complete skeleton of a Tylosaurus "sea serpent", skulls of Parasaurolophus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex and a 2 billion year old fossil! Of particular interest is a state-of-the-art fluorescent mineral display and an exhibit of the complete 22-foot long skeleton of Cryolophosaurus, a large crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica in 1991 by Augustana paleontologist Dr. William Hammer.

The museum is open to the public and free-of-charge. We also offer free school fieldtrip programs and geology discovery kits.

The museum is open from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday-Friday, and on weekend afternoons from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. during the academic school year. (Please note that Augustana will be on Spring Break so the museum will be closed from Feb. 20-Mar. 8th) Please click here for directions and visit information. For more information, please call  (309) 794-7318.

Upcoming Event:

Center for Polar Studies Lecture
Thursday, February 4th, 2010 ---7pm
Augustana's John Deere Lecture Hall (located near admissions office-click here for directions)
Ultima Thule: Archaelogical Investigations in Northwest Greenland
Dr. Christyann Darwent, University of California Davis

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Fryxell Geology Museum