Paleontology museum of Asenovgrad, Natural history museum in Asenovgrad, Bulgaria
The Paleontology Museum of Asenovgrad is a natural history museum with a large collection of fossils from the Miocene period. It displays complete skeletons of horses and large predators that once lived in this region.
The museum was founded in 1990 from a collection that a biology teacher built up over time and expanded during local digs. These classroom beginnings grew into a scientific institution that now presents important discoveries.
The museum displays fossils found in nearby sites and gives visitors a sense of how the region looked millions of years ago. The collection connects scientific knowledge with objects that local people discovered themselves.
The museum sits in the town center and is easy to reach on foot. Visitors should note that opening hours are limited and it is wise to check ahead before visiting.
The museum holds one of the world's largest collections of fossils from a specific ancient animal community known as Pikermian fauna. This collection reveals how rich and varied the natural world of this region was in distant times.
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