Fryxell Geology Museum

Location & Contact:

639 38th Street
Rock Island, IL 61201
309-794-7318

Description:

The museum, named after Fritiof Fryxell, has become one of the largest and finest collections of rocks, minerals and fossils in the Midwest. Begun in the late 1880's with a modest natural history collection, the museum now boasts over 1,500 rock, mineral, and fossil specimens. On display is a complete skeleton of a Tylosaurus "sea serpent", skulls of Parasaurolophus, Ankylosaurus, Apatosaurus, Allosaurus and Tyrannosaurus rex and a 2 billion year old fossil! Of particular interest is the display of the complete 22-foot long skeleton of Cryolophosaurus, a large crested carnivorous dinosaur discovered in Antarctica in 1991 by Augustana paleontologist Dr. William Hammer.

Hours:

Monday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Tuesday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Wednesday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Thursday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Friday: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m
Saturday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m
Sunday: 1 p.m. to 4 p.m