Sept. 29, 2018-May 6, 2019
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Step back in time 290 million years when distinctive creatures dominated life on land and sea, and learn about the greatest extinction the world has ever seen. This unique exhibition brings the past to life with fossilized skeletons and full-sized replicas of the animals that ruled the world before the age of dinosaurs, in a time known as the Permian. Gain a glimpse into the period with paintings from award-winning paleo-artist Julius Csotonyi. See models of giant insects, bizarre-looking sharks and strange reptiles with mammal-like characteristics. Meet the top predator of the time, the giant saber-toothed Gorgonopsid, and sift through interactive dig pits.
Admission is $8 for adults
$7 for Fla. residents and seniors
$5.50 for ages 3-17
Free for UF students with valid Gator 1 card, Museum members and children 2 and under.
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Maps and touch-screen game stations allow visitors to learn more about life during the Permian Period in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Denis Smith
Visitors will have the opportunity to step into the shoes of a paleontologist and sift through two interactive dig pits in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Denis Smith
Seven animatronic figures bring the Permian Period to life and let guests see and hear from some of its most distinguished creatures, like this Titanophoneus, in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Gondwana Studios
Realistic models, like of this Cacops, depict a range of strange creatures that lived in the Permian Period in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Denis Smith
A dozen illustrations from award-winning paleo-artist Julius Csotonyi bring the Permian Period to life in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Gondwana Studios
Fossil casts and reconstructed models provide a hands-on experience of the Permian Period in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Denis Smith
During the Permian Period, all the continents were connected and surrounded by a superocean known as Panthalassa. Learn what underwater life was like in the “Permian Monsters: Life Before the Dinosaurs” exhibit, on display at the Florida Museum in Gainesville Sept. 29, 2018-May 5, 2019. ©Photo courtesy of Gondwana Studios
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