Alabama Museum of Natural History
About Alabama Museum of Natural History
The Alabama Museum of Natural History is the official natural history museum of the state of Alabama, located in Smith Hall on the campus of the University of Alabama campus in Tuscaloosa. Established in 1831, it is the oldest museum in the state.
The exhibits depict the natural diversity of Alabama from the Age of Dinosaurs, the Coal Age, and the Ice Age. Collections include items relating to geology, zoology, mineralogy, paleontology, ethnology, history, and photography. The Grand Gallery Exhibition Hall houses a replica of a Basilosaurus cetoides, an Eocene whale that has been designated as the State Fossil.
Exhibits include the skull of an American mastodon dredged from the Tombigbee River near Demopolis and the Hodges meteorite. The latter hit a woman as it fell to earth near Sylacauga on November 30, 1954. The museum sponsors expeditions throughout the year, as it has since 1979.
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