State_Natural_History_Museum_of_Braunschweig

State Natural History Museum

State Natural History Museum

Natural history museum in Braunschweig, Germany

The State Natural History Museum (German: Naturhistorisches Museum Braunschweig) in Braunschweig, Germany, is a zoology museum. It was founded in 1754.

Mounted Spinophorosaurus on display in the museum.
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The scientific collections include 3,000 mammal specimens, 50,000 bird specimens, 10,300 bird eggs, 4,000 skulls and skeletons, and 1,000 fish, amphibian, and reptile specimens. Insects are represented by 80,000 Lepidoptera and 85,000 Coleoptera, and it has 100,000 mollusca and 5,000 other fossils. The public displays include an aquarium, dioramas, and exhibitions of birds, mammals, insects, fossils, and meteorites.

Fragments of the Braunschweig meteorite on display

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