Museo El Fósil
Museo El Fósil
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8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Monday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Friday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Saturday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
Sunday
8:00 AM - 5:30 PM
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The "Museum Fossil" is a community museum that exhibits in situ the fossil specimen holotype "Kronosaurus BOYACENSIS" described by OLIVER HAMPE 1992, this animal, a PLIOSAUROIDAE Cretaceous period Early, with 115 million years old, was a marine reptile predator of large, thick, short neck, four powerful flippers, short and muscular tail, breathing through lungs and gave birth to calves directly into the water. We also exhibited the holotype "PADILLASAURUS LEIVANENSIS" (Parra et. Al., 2015) A Brachiosauridae, originally from the Cretaceous period Early, with 130 million years old, is a dinosaur of great stature, with over 12 meters high and 17 meters long, unique in its kind. Our museum also exhibits a beautiful head of Kronosaurus as well as an interesting tip from another Kronosaurus and vertebras of this animal, and fragments of limbs and muzzle of that powerful marine reptile ... In our collection we have traces of Ichthyosauria, marine reptile breathing through lungs and gave birth to calves directly into the water, in the form of snuff, big eyes and a powerful flukes, one that animal was a hunter deep water. We also exhibited a considerable amount of Ammonoideas, commonly called "Ammonite", our collection of Ammonite allows us to observe the processes of biological change over time, or what is the same, allows us to observe the evolution, as well as the different types of materials rock that make up the fossils of the region. Our small but important collection of bivalvias, fish, crabs and turtles allow us to observe dynamic different ecological and diverse ecological niches, from benthic animals as some bivalvias, through sea animals open as Ichthyosauria and fish, covering metropolitan animals like PLIOSAUROIDAE, reaching close to the coasts, where animals like ammonites, crabs and turtles dominated the scene. Also, our museum exhibits remains petrified plants Cretaceous period, we have evidence of roots, stems, leaves and seeds of gymnosperm plants. Last but not least, we exhibit some fossil remains of mammals of the Cenozoic Era, to be known Mammutidae and other remains still unidentified.
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Enchaunted
Brisbane, Australia89 contributions
Apr 2022
It was so amazing to be seeing Fossils that is so old. WOW! The guide was friendly and translated in English for us. The museum is small so not much time is required to see everything. I would recommend a visit here.
Written October 20, 2022
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Brian H
Scotts Valley, CA25 contributions
Feb 2023 • Friends
This small museum has an excellently preserved huge fossil, exposed where it was discovered in the 1970s. Surprisingly good displays give scientific context, plus lots of smaller fossils from the area. Signs in English and Spanish.
Written February 9, 2023
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Thomas_KKK
Aalborg, Denmark38 contributions
Aug 2023
The exhibition features the main specimen and a few other things. Plenty of signs (also in English) to put it into context. The museum building is also quite beautiful by itself. The acoustics are terrible, so the Colombian guides voices can be heard echoing. Lighting could also need an update as it is difficult to take photos in some places
Written August 27, 2023
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Jasmine38Chichester UK
Chichester, UK1,975 contributions
Feb 2024 • Couples
Similiar to the CIP paleontology centre, just up the road, but this is privately owned. It contains a very large and impressive fossil of a 'sea monster' from around the same period as dinosaurs. There are are also various other fossil exhibits and all the signage is in both Spanish and English. COP 20,000 entry.
It was worth a visit but if you only have the time and money for one, I would choose CIP.
It was worth a visit but if you only have the time and money for one, I would choose CIP.
Written February 2, 2024
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TAMAN1951
Liberty Lake, WA8,651 contributions
Sept 2022 • Couples
Small museum with some great exhibits.
Huge crocodile like fossil nearly complete is a main exhibit.
Lots of smaller pieces and a great learning experience about the extinction event and where fossils can be found and why.
Very inexpensive.
Huge crocodile like fossil nearly complete is a main exhibit.
Lots of smaller pieces and a great learning experience about the extinction event and where fossils can be found and why.
Very inexpensive.
Written September 4, 2022
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Diego Ossa
Bogota, Colombia209 contributions
Mar 2017 • Family
El Fósil means THE fossil meaning it only has 1 (one) fossil... which it's nice but still 1. If you are near this area and you want to rest, have a coffee or support local people, you can stop by. If not, don't plan a family trip (about 20min drive from downtown) with high expectations.
Written March 4, 2017
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Alvaro V
70 contributions
Sept 2019
The place is worth it but not very well kept. You would see a Kronosaur fossil, (only three in the world) fossilized on the ground. In the place there are fossils of many other small animals that used to live in the area many millions of years ago. I took my child to the place and she had a great time!
Written September 19, 2019
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Luciano N
Rio de Janeiro, RJ67 contributions
Feb 2018 • Couples
It is a small museum but has all we want to see of this subject here.
Price is not expensive and the guide was very good and new to answer all questions the group asked.
Price is not expensive and the guide was very good and new to answer all questions the group asked.
Written February 19, 2018
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coltexdoc
San Antonio, TX50 contributions
Nov 2013 • Family
When you go to the Smithsonian or the American Museum of Natural History, you are seeing fossils brought in from around the world and reconstructed with the addition of reproduced bones. This museum was build on-site around a giant marine pleiosaur in the middle of the Andes Mountains. I find this impressive. They built the building around it and added other fossils from around the area to add to the experience. If you are looking for a comprehensive interpretive multimedia experience, this is not it. But if you want to see a marine dinosaur encased in silt and fossilized over thousands of years and raised toward the sky into the mountains and left in place instead of being taken apart and moved to an urban museum back home, then this is a truly unique experience.
Written October 20, 2014
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bruixita
Toronto, Canada63 contributions
Jul 2022 • Family
This is a community- led initiative and therefore has immense cultural value as families from the region fought to keep this fossil exactly where it was found with no big money from corps or government. This is the one that started it all- the original one. A guided didactic experience that tells the story of the continent and the animals that roamed the region millions of years ago. My dinosaur-crazy kid loved it!
Written July 30, 2022
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Hola, ya he leido que el costo es de 6.000, alguien podría decirme cuanto tiempo se necesita para realizar la visita? Muchas gracias
Written June 8, 2015
Pues si lo hace de manera rapida, aprox. 15 minutos. pero si se detiene en cada cosa para que le den la charla o guia de cada cosa, por ahi 1 hora.
Written June 9, 2015
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