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Age of Fish – Scotland was a hot desert 380 million years ago, but a huge variety of fish lived in our lochs.
Fossil Reptiles from Elgin – huge reptiles used to live in Elgin, in northeast Scotland – find out more about their fossils, and the geologists who discovered them.
Life at the Time of Dinosaurs – what other animals lived in Scotland when dinosaurs roamed the planet?
Fossils Under Our Feet – many fossils can be found in the rocks around Glasgow – what do they tell us about how Scotland used to be?
Tracks, Trails and Dinosaur Tales – what can we tell from fossilized tracks, trails and dinosaur dinners about animals that lived millions of years ago?
Wildlife in Danger – what animals are now extinct, or about to be, due to loss of habitat, poaching and other causes?
Hunting – challenges our views on why people hunt animals and our attitudes towards animals’ deaths.
Scotland’s Lost Wildlife – many animals and plants that used to live here are now extinct, but some species are being reintroduced.
Continue past Reception then turn right, towards the Campbell Hunter Education Wing and turn left, as you reach the gap toward the toilets to your right. This brings you to the foot of the Lower West Stairs. Go up two flights of stairs to Ground Floor Level, the Mini-Museum is in front of you. Turn right, continue into the West Court then move to the left-hand (south) side. Continue (west), through the passage into the south entrance to the gallery.
Continue, past the gap to the toilets and locate the wall in front of you. Turn left, past the entrance to the Campbell Hunter Education Wing and locate the West Lift to your right. At Ground Floor Level, turn right (180 degrees), continue into the West Court, move to your left and continue (west) through the passage into the south entrance of the gallery.
Continue into the Main Hall, take the third turning left and continue into the West Court. Move to the left-hand (south side) and continue (west) through the passage into the south entrance of the gallery.
This is a large gallery between Ancient Egypt to the south and The Environment Discovery Centre to the north. The gallery has two entrances, which we'll call the south and north entrances, which lead west from the West Court.
The space contains two rectangles, one, which we'll call the east section, lies across the two entrances, containing displays relating to hunting, whilst the larger rectangle, which we'll call the west section, houses a major central feature and significant displays around the walls.
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north entrance glass case with old guns, hunting trophies above south entrance |
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pictures of extinct creatures |
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gap to west section glass case with saiga Hippopotamus in glass case lion in glass case pillar, with gorilla's head on plate gap to west section |
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glass case with butterflies pictures of African tribesmen turtle shell and animal skins on wall |
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southeast corner, lift, not for public use |
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gap to Ancient Egypt blank wall fire escape, from the Campbell Hunter Education Wing? |
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windows dinosaur footprint glass case of fossils opening to view trails made by creatures dinosaur's nest with eggs glass case, of dinosaurs' gastroliths footprint of Chirotherium, on wall windows |
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fire escape doors blank wall gap to Environment Discovery Centre |
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blank wall picture of fishing boat, with stuffed cod above gap to east rectangle glass cases as per west side of east section fossils of dinosaur parts gap to east section lift, not for public use, already mentioned |
We consider this as consisting of two sides, which we'll list anti-clockwise from the southeast corner.
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various fish fossil reptiles from Elgyn fossils of dinosaurs smaller creatures from the time of the dinosaurs fossil trees etc Scotland's lost wildlife ice age victims, reindeer in Glasgow, other animals that have gone |
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Last of the Great Auk's, with audio-visual Scotland's wildlife today, reintroducing lost wildlife windows in to the past - Be a Palaeontologist, totally visual Crocodiles demonstration of simulated moving fossil fish |