Paleontological Museum

The University of Zurich's Paleontological Museum exhibits one of the world's most important collections of marine reptiles and fish from the middle Triassic time, about 235 to 245 million years ago. These and the extraordinarily well-preserved and scientifically valuable fossils from Monte San Giorgio, the UNESCO world heritage site in southern Ticino, form the core of the museum’s collection.

Fossils from in and around Zurich, the Alps and North America provide visitors with an in-depth look into the changing animal world in more recent history. In addition, colorful illustrations of long-extinct animals convey an idea of how they may have looked.

Tuesday – Sunday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Closed on Mondays.
Free Entry.

Opening hours on public holidays
Guided tours for groups (in German)

A new specially designed display cabinet in the Zoological and Paleontological Museum presents 50 particularly impressive fossils.
Zoological Museum: Masterpieces

University of Zurich
Paleontological Institute and Museum
Karl-Schmid-Strasse 4
8006 Zurich
Phone + 41 44 634 38 38

UZH Map
www.pim.uzh.ch/museum (in German)