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Visit our Prehistoric World!

Paleontology, Archaeology, and Geology, we’ve got it all.

Visit one of five accredited museums in the state of Utah and the only accredited museum east of the Wasatch Front. The Prehistoric Museum is also a state and federal repository for prehistoric materials.

Explore informative and entertaining interpretative exhibits, some of which include hands-on and bilingual elements, about local archaeology, paleontology, and geology. Cell phone tours enhance the visitor experience with additional information.

The Hall of Archaeology contains the world-renowned Pilling Figurines, some of the most complete and ornate Fremont figurines in existence. Visitors can also see the Huntington Mammoth that has been hailed as one of the most pristine Columbian mammoth examples to-date, a Fremont pithouse, and a Ute tipi that visitors can enter.

The Hall of Paleontology is host to a veritable parade of real bone and cast skeletal mounts; the museum offers unique and original finds such as Utahraptor, Animantarx, Gastonia burgei, Allosaurus, Chasmosaurus, Stegosaurus and much more. The collection also contains many dinosaur tracks removed from local coal mines, dinosaur eggs, and other fossils.

You will see a spectacular geology area in the Hall of Paleontology that adds another interesting and informative aspect to the museum. Where else can you touch a meteorite fragment older than the earth? (4.65 billion years old)

The museum has an Observation Lab, where visitors can see the processes of curation and fossil preparation as well as speak with a preparator one-on-one.

Children love the Discovery Area. It is a place to unearth dinosaur bones, color, play with puppets, put together puzzles, or play in a pithouse replica complete with a corn grinding station.

The museum also offers an art gallery with different exhibitions throughout the year.

The Prehistoric Museum is open year-round Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. closed Sundays. See the website, usueastern.edu/museum for more information.

Special Tour Bus Rates

$2.00 per person, that’s a savings of 67%

Guided tours available upon request. Must be booked at least two weeks in advance and are subject to tour guide availability.

Contact Lloyd Logan, Director of Education and Exhibits, today to book your tour now. Booking in advance assures your date and time will be available.

lloyd.logan@usu.edu

(435) 613-5760