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Dinosaurs did not suddenly appear on earth. In fact, they were a part of a lengthy and continuous biological evolution.
You can learn about prehistorical animals from the story of the Paleozoic Era in the exhibition zone 3
The Paleozoic Era was a time before the appearance of dinosours, spanning 291 million years and being subdivided into 6 geological periods, chronologically shown as follows:
The Cambrian Period (542-488 million years ago): In the beginning of this period, no terrestrial
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The exhibition zone 1 of the Sirindhorn Museum is put together under the concept of "Universe and the Earth”. In addition to the presentation on the birth of the universe, we will also learn about how our planet came into being.
The large globe mounted on the wall displays the earth structure with several layers of earth crusts. Visitors can move those metal earth crusts back and forth in order to understand how our earth was formed in layers and has been in a constant movement.
The to
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Dinosaur is an amazing terrestrial creature with an immense body size and physical appearance that is reminiscent of the science-fiction fantasy movies. They dominated the earth for as long as 160 million years and was developed and diverged into many different species spreading throughout the earth until the mysterious extinction event that occured 65 million years ago. Even then, they are still able to captivate our attention that no other primitive lives can.
Let’s go visit the dinosaurs t
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Dinosaurs evolved from reptiles. They increased in number and species and spread out to the entire Earth during the Mesozoic Era, the geological time frame that spanned 251 to 65 million years ago. The Mesozoic Era was subdivided into three periods: Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous.
During the Triassic period (251-200 million years ago), there was only a single supercontinent, called Pangaea, and surrounded by a vast ocean. The middle of the supercontinent was a massive hot desert. Dominant
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The first discovery of dinosaur fossils in Thailand was made in 1976 when the Department of Mineral Resources (Thailand) sent out a geological team to conduct a uranium survey in Phu Wiang District, Khon Kaen Province. The team discovered a large piece of fossilised bone at Pratu Ti Ma on the West Phu Wiang site. French paleobiologists verified that these fossilised remains were fragments of a prehistoric Sauropod dinosaur, which is a large herbivorous dinosaur first found in Thailand. This dis
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The heart of where dinosaur scientific research and investigation are conducted is in the laboratory.
Here at the Sirindhorn Museum, the laboratory is transformed into a research exhibition where visitors can watch through the glass wall to observe the lab and how scientists are working.
Looking through the glass wall of the lab, we will be able to see all parts of the fossilised bone specimens that were discovered in Thailand, placed on the lab tables. These specimens are haunch bones and l
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