Friday 23 May 2014

Parade Of Skeletons At The Gallery Of Paleontology And Comparative Anatomy

image credit: Sam Wise

The Gallery of Comparative Anatomy and Paleontology, one of the many components of the National Museum of Natural History, holds one of the most beautiful and comprehensive collection of bones in the world.

Inaugurated in 1898, the gallery was created to preserve and present to the public collections of great historic and scientific importance, that were made from the great expeditions of the traveller-naturalists of the 18th and 19th centuries.

3 comment(s):

Classof65 said...

It would have been helpful if you or the link would have said where the museum is located...

Gerard said...

The National Museum of Natural History is located on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., United States.

Anonymous said...

This museum is actually located in Paris, France...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Galerie_de_pal%C3%A9ontologie_et_d%27anatomie_compar%C3%A9e