At the museum of natural history Lille Northern France

[nala]

I went today to the  museum of natural history Lille Northern France,nice place to visit! 

[nala]

I stayed a long time in the carboniferous plant section ,they mixed the labels on these pieces

[nala]

[nala]

And after a good visit,time to enjoy a good meal with a good local beer

[nala]

beware the Dino!

[Missourian]

14 hours ago, nala said:

 

Wow! Even a partial Arthropleura would be amazing to find

[Fossildude19]

Great trip report, Gery.

 

Oh, and I fixed this for them.       (I think)

 

[Denis Arcand]

Thanks, I enjoyed the visit. About the dino picture that was quick thinking on your part, very good shoot

 

On 10/23/2022 at 4:26 PM, nala said:

beware the Dino!

 

Edited October 24, 2022 by Denis Arcand

[marguy]

Thank you for this wonderful journey through time and the carboniferous forest environment of northern France.

[nala]

And i saw also few more nice fossils

[jpc]

 

is this an ichthyosaur snout?

 

[nala]

10 hours ago, jpc said:

 

is this an ichthyosaur snout?

 

Yes from the Portlandian site of Boulogne sur Mer,in a cage(to avoid escape!)

[jpc]

On 10/25/2022 at 3:12 AM, nala said:

Yes from the Portlandian site of Boulogne sur Mer,in a cage(to avoid escape!)

That is funny.... I often tell people we collected our T rex in a steel cage (which we did), so he/she could not escape.