Museo de Prehistoria Y Paleontologia - Orce, Spain
N 37° 43.269 W 002° 28.726
30S E 545935 N 4175004
A museum set up by Jose Gibert to house some of his fossils.
Waymark Code: WM4EY3
Location: Spain
Date Posted: 08/14/2008
Views: 47
This museum is housed in the former Palace of the Segura family, a baroque building from the 16th/17th century.
The museum consists of fossils found by expeditions led by Jose Gibert in three differt sites nearby in Spain. Venta Micena, Barranco Leon and Fuente Nueva. The sites were situated near the shores of a greast lake eons ago where prehistoric animals came to drink water. Many of the animals were hunted and eaten, leaving behind many fossils. They include pre-history types of goat, oxen, horse, rabbit, sabre-toothed tiger, hyena, birds and two fragments of man.
The discovery of human fossils has led to much controversy as the site predates human fossils of Northern Spain.
Open:
June 1 to September 30
10:00 to 14:00 and 17:00 to 21:00
October 1 to May 31
10:00 to 14:00 and 16:00 to 18:00
Closed on Mondays
The displays include a recreation of the sabre-toothed tiger, the fragments of the human remains and a section of rock that has fossil remains of 7 different skulls in a block about 2 foot square.
Name: Museo de Prehistoria Y Paleontologia
Location/Address:
Placacio de los Segura
Orce, Spain
18858
Telephone Number: 958-746171
Web Site: [Web Link]
Type/Specialty: Archeology and Paleontology
Agency/Ownership: Jose Gibert Foundation
Theater: none
Hours of operation: See description
Admission Fee: 2.00
Gift Shop: yes
Cafe/Restaurant: none
Other Features: none
Educational programs: Not listed
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