Great North Museum - Palaeontology and Geology
Vertebrate, invertebrate and botanical fossils, mineralogy, petrology and geological models and maps
The Great North Museum has a wide range of palaeontological and geological collections. Fossil collections contain vertebrate, invertebrate and botanical specimens from the Permian and Carboniferous as well as other eras, including Thomas Atthey’s and Thomas Barkas’ Coal Measure Fossil collections. The collection of fossil plants is one of the most important geological collections within the museum.
The museum also holds more than 30 of cabinet maker Thomas Sopwith’s wooden geological models.
The links below will lead you to overviews of the palaeontology and geology collections. For a more detailed list, or to browse through individual specimens in the catalogue. Visit Tyne and Wear Museums’ Geofinder site.
Select a collection:
Palaeontology
Mineralogy
Petrology
Geological models and maps
For further general information on specimens and species within the collection, please contact Sylvia Humphrey.
