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QUICK VISUAL TOUR
Within a unique four-story dome, museum personnel have recreated a day millions of years ago when the mighty Tyrannosaurus haunted terrestrial environments and Kansas was covered by an inland sea. Adventurous touring visitors walk among animated, life-sized dinosaurs in a fully restored environment and experience the life of some of the most spectacular creatures that have ever lived. Under the Kansas seaway, visitors come face to face with giant mosasaurs and fishes.
Fossils on display include the famous "Fish-within-a-Fish," Sharks, plesiosaurs, mosasaurs, flying reptiles, and more. Families will enjoy learning at their own pace by hands-on experiences with specimens from the museum's collection, explore discovery boxes, and see live animals. You will enjoy taking a break from your tour to relax in the on-site restaurant, Expeditions (currenlty closed), and browsing through the Museum Store.
Come away from the museum with a better understanding of Kansas' pre-history,
and a "family-full" of good memories. For more information call (785)628-4286.
Public Area
- Seibel Lobby
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The
lobby of the Sternberg Museum features a phenomenal cast
of a Columbian mammoth as well as the Sternberg Store,
which stocks natural history books and museum-related
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- Expeditions Restaraunt
- Sternberg Museum Store
- Admission Desk
- Available for visitors: Wheelchairs, Elevators, Daily Guided Tours 2:00 p.m., Reserved Guided Tours
Staff Area
- Security
- Collections
- Exhibit Development
- Receiving and Storage
SECOND FLOOR EXHIBIT TOUR
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Marine Animals
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Models
of animals for which the museum has fossils depict life
in the sea that covered the Great Plains during the Cretaceous
Period. Kansas was at the bottom of the sea and is one
of the most fossiliferous places in the world. |
 Inoceramus, Ostrea, Durania, Kansius sternbergi
Ammonites
Mosasaurs
Xiphactinus
 Sharks
 squid
An exhibit illustrates George Sternberg excavating the world-famous Fish-Within-A-Fish. George was an internationally known paleontological collector who worked at Fort Hays State University. The Sternberg Museum of Natural History is named for the Sternberg family.
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Exhibits in this temporary gallery illustrate the geology and paleontology of western North America. |
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Spectacular
temporary exhibitions leased from other institutions bring
educational opportunities to western Kansas that one would
expect to find only in museums located in major cities
such as New York and Chicago. |
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The
museum houses one of the nicest Discovery Rooms at any
museum in North America. Everything in the Discovery Room
is intended for hands-on use by interested children and
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Shore Animals
Hesperornis
Icthyornis
Short-necked Plesiosaur
Ornithomimid Bird-Mimics
Ankylosaur
Pterasaurs Flying Reptiles
Land Animals
Hadrosaurs, Corythosaurus,Edmontosaurus
Stegoceras
Triceratops
Dromaeosaurus
 Tyrannosaur
Plants
So where did all the grass go ?
Did dinosaurs eat it ?
No. In fact, grasses evolved 26 million years after the last dinosaur roamed the Earth !
cycads
palms
spruce
ferns
ginko
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