Nanjing Paleontology Museum

A great place for paleontology enthusiasts to educate themselves about the dinosaurs and old ages.

Bringing children during the May Day holiday, it is very interesting and knowledgeable museum, the door is not big, it is especially good to go in! The child happened to be in the outbreak of knowledge enlightenment, I looked very invested, and I will go again next time!

The Nanjing Paleobiology Museum is located near Jiming Temple, in the yard of the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleobiology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. The museum is small, but the collection is very rich. As soon as you enter the door, it is a huge Marmen Xilong fossil with a neck much longer than a giraffe. In addition to dinosaurs, there are fossil specimens of many ancient creatures such as trilobites, chrysanthemum, ichthyosaurs and so on. Basically in the order of time axis, the detailed introduction of the earth changes from the Cambrian period 100 million years ago to the human ancestors 2 million years ago, let me geology Xiaobai also understand the Cretaceous Jurassic and other short history of the earth hundreds of millions of years ago. There are also laboratories suitable for children to experience, dinosaur photos, etc., children are very interested. Tickets are free, you need to make an online reservation in advance, and WeChat searches the official account of Nanjing Paleobiology Museum.

The location is very good to find, although it is a weekend, but 🅿️ parking spaces are quite a lot, very convenient

The location is excellent. It is recommended that friends with conditions can come to Nanjing Jiming Temple for cherry blossoms and incorporate the Nanjing Paleobiological Museum into the planned itinerary. Although the area is small, it is rich in content, elegant layout, children are enlightened, scholars are well-informed, suitable for the type of city in-depth visit.

Very good museum, a lot of content, very rich exhibits