Museum in Munich

[Abstraktum]

So, since I live in Munich I thought it would be a nice idea to show you our little, but great museum here in Munich

 

I think this Museum is mostly known for the Holotyp of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus that got destroyed in WW II. 

 

This is the Museum today:

 

Back then the Museum was at a different location in Munich. Here you see a picture of that building back then after the bombing in 1944.

As you can see, the building itself didn't collapse, but basically everything inside. 

They even show the famous Holotyp of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus. 

 

I had the pleasure to speak today with one of the staff members about this. After the war members of the museum tried to dig up anything they could find, but unfortunately no part of the Holotyp of Spinosaurus aegyptiacus could  be recovered. At lest they tried to find it, but it's lost forever.  

 

 

Would the Holotyp survived the war, I think this would be the highlight of the museum. 

But still, there are some fine pieces in the museum

 

Bradysaurus seeleyi

 

Plateosaurus engelhardti

 

Prestosuchus chiniquensis 

 

Monoclonius nasicornus

 

Triceratops indet. (they name it just Triceratops, no species)

 

Placodus gigas

 

Allosaurus fragilis

 

Megaloceros giganteus

 

Ursus spelaeus

 

Dinomis ingens

 

Smilodon californicus

 

Trichechus manatus

 

Gomphotherium angustidens

 

 

Thats for the specis I got the names. And now the rest: Enjoy (some names you can find in the pictures) 

 

[Kane]

Thanks for the tour! What a phenomenal collection.  

[michele 1937]

He visited it several times and very nice.
Thank you

[Fruitbat]

It is a great little museum!  My daughter and I visited there last summer and she enjoyed it immensely.

 

-Joe

[Tidgy's Dad]

Very nice.

Some super exhibits. 

Thanks very much for sharing with us. 

[goatinformationist]

I enjoyed this tour immensely.  Thanks for sharing.

[ynot]

Some wonderful fossils!

Thanks for the tour.