Take a walk through time at the Arizona Museum of
Natural History. From the origins of the universe,
the formation of rocks and minerals, to the origins
of life, explore Paleozoic Seas, Mammal-like
Reptiles, Triassic Petrified Forests and Wetlands,
Cretaceous Seas, and First Flight!
Origins of the Universe
In this first gallery of the Walk through Time,
explore the origins of the universe, galaxies,
comets, asteroids and the solar system. See and
touch several meteorites, including a replica of the
Tucson Meteorite and a piece of the Canyon Diablo
Meteorite, which created Meteor Crater when it
struck the earth in what is now Arizona.

Geology Hall: Rocks, Minerals & Caves
In the Geology Hall, discover the difference
between rocks and minerals. Learn how the three
types of rocks, sedimentary, igneous and
metamorphic, are formed. Discover the essential
minerals and see blue and green copper minerals and
red and orange lead minerals. Touch a drusy
chrysocolla boulder and quartz crystals! Learn all
about caves.

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