Oxford University Natural History Museum (DUW)

[Lankyrob]

Anyone that visits Oxford in the UK should take some time to visit this museum, it is 90minute drive from where we live but we visit regularly as it is so great - also FREE to get in!!!

We took the camera this time and i will pick through my favourites (took over 170 pictures between us and our daughter so cant post them all!!!).

Hope you enjoy looking

Butterfly/Insect collection
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/P1010247.jpg

Iguanadon Foot
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/P1010232.jpg

T-Rex head
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/P1010225.jpg

Puffer fish that has been made into a helmet
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/P1010187.jpg

Looks handmade but is NATURAL!!! (Lots of items like this you are allowed to touch/handle - daughter loves it!)
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0815.jpg

Prehistoric Fish Skeleton
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0812.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0811.jpg

Stuffed Savanah
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0810.jpg

[Lankyrob]

Some more

Complete T-Rex Skeleton
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0806.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0801.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0796.jpg

Cobra Skeleton
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0795.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0794.jpg

Pleiosaur bottom jaw bone
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0793.jpg

Tiny Dinosaur
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0792.jpg

Triceratops skull
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0791.jpg

[Lankyrob]

Last ones!!!


Prehistoric Elephant - Note the tusks pointing down!!!
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0789.jpg

Carved from a single piece of wood
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0783.jpg

Daughter in front of Totem Pole (it goes from floor to ceiling 4stories high!)
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0778.jpg

Samoan Tattoo tools
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0766.jpg
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0765.jpg

Ceremonial Samurai dress
http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo200/Lankyrob1975/Oxford%20museum%20and%20watchet/DSC_0744.jpg

[stephanbakir]

Stunning museum man, around here you can't get close to anything! thats simply amazing!

[shaunyboy]

that prehistoric fish looks like a right mean mother****** rob

what was the natural occourance your daughters pictured with ?

it looks like a pile of disgarded scraps of metal

re tiny dinasuar
would that be its scientific name then mate ? :yes:

great pictures of some very interesting

cheers shaun

[Lankyrob]

Lol - i knew someone would want to know the proper names of stuff!! The metall looking thing is a natural phenomena comong from volcanic activity but i cant remember what it was called.

Tiny dinosaurs latin name was Tinicus Dinosaurus ;) :p :p ;)

Would love to spend a good couple of days seeing everyhting there properly but with the hour and a half drive each way i am knackered before i even start looking :( at least with it being free to get in we can go back as often as we like tho :)

[CK SandBoas]

Now that is a museum! I could go in there, and never be bored:D

Great pictures by the way, especially the one of the Cobra Skeleton.

[shaunyboy]

Lol - i knew someone would want to know the proper names of stuff!! The metall looking thing is a natural phenomena comong from volcanic activity but i cant remember what it was called.

Tiny dinosaurs latin name was Tinicus Dinosaurus ;) :p :p ;)



you just made my day rob mate

of course someone on here was going to pull you for scientific names :yes::yes::yes:

i'm sitting here laughing away to myself,like the mad snake keeper my kids believe me to be :yes:

cheers mate

[millertime89]

man, so much awesome stuff, makes me want to head back to the university museum here for old time's sake. If you're ever in DC be sure to check out the Smithsonian museums, so much awesome stuff inside.

[Lankyrob]

On my bucket list is to have a week goign round the smithsonian - i love museums and am extremely happy that my wife and daughter share the passion.

[bbb13]

Imagine if Dinosaurs were around today, we'd be their pets. They'd be breeding us and selling us at people shows. lol
That fish looks vicious man!

[jarich]

Great pics! I love the way museums are free in the UK; as they should be.