Paleontological Collection

The Paleontological Collection is one of the world's most important collections of marine reptiles and fish from the middle Triassic time, about 235 to 245 million years ago. These and the extraordinarily well-preserved and scientifically valuable fossils from Monte San Giorgio, the UNESCO world heritage site in southern Ticino, form the core of the museum’s collection. Fossils from the Zurich area, the Alps and North America provide an insight into the changing animal world of recent geological history.

More information about the collection can be found on the Department of Paleontology website:
Department of Paleontology: Collection

A large number of objects from the Paleontology Collection are part of the permanent exhibition in the new Natural History Museum. In addition, new exhibits can be admired in special exhibitions on an ongoing basis.
Natural History Museum Website

Visitors to the collection are welcome by prior arrangement.
Prof. Dr. Christian Klug, Curator
Contact

University of Zurich
Paleontological Collection
Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4
8006 Zurich
Phone + 41 44 634 38 38
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University of Zurich
Paleontological Collection
Sammlungszentrum UZH
Furtbachstrasse 22
8107 Buchs, ZH
Phone +41 44 635 49 54
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