Geology Gallery

Explore treasures from the geological and paleontological collections, including meteorites, tektites, and fossils with extraordinary preservation.

Meteorites on exhibit include many of those acquired by the State of Texas during early geological surveys, and those added since that time for both research and display. Especially notable are the large Kimble and Wichita meteorites, and meteorite fragments collected from the Odessa Meteor Crater.

Fossils of historical and preservational significance include a section of a 20-million-year-old rhinoceros bone bed from Agate Springs, Nebraska; a 220-million-year-old petrified log from what is now Palo Duro Canyon State Park; and the celebrated 100-million-year-old sea star slabs from Travis County, Texas.

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Look for a “four-armed” individual among the numerous “five-armed” fossils of the extinct sea star Crateraster mccarteri.