MUSEUM of DINOSAURS & ANCIENT CULTURES
Located above the Dinosaur Store in Cocoa Beach, Florida, is the 20,000 sq ft Museum of Dinosaurs and Ancient Cultures. Starting on the second floor, exhibits spanning the Devonian, Triassic, Jurassic, and Cretaceous periods are highlighted by many authentic fossils, large skeletons and true-to-life dinosaurs showcased in their natural habitat. Mixed with the collection of dinosaurs, you will marvel at the beauty of minerals and crystals from around the world, while learning about human ancestry.
Peruse to the third floor to discover authentic artifacts from Egypt, China, Mesoamerica, and Tribal Africa. The mezzanine also recreates two of the greatest archaeological discoveries, King Tutankhamen’s Tomb and the Terracotta Soldiers. Whether you want to get out of the sun, a Florida downpour or just learn a little more about the world's historic past, enter the time machine at the Dinosaur Store.
Spinosaurus Skull - 110 million years ago - Morocco.
Left: Archaeopteryx (Ancient Wing) is the oldest known bird.
Authentic Dragonfly Fossil (Tarsophlebia eximia) - 150 million years ago - Solnhofen, Germany.
Allosaurus (Different lizard).
Left: Allosaurus (Different lizard). Right: The flightless DoDo Bird. The last Dodo Bird was killed in 1681.
Juvenile Maiasaura (Good mother lizard).
Close-up: Juvenile Maiasaura (Good mother lizard).
Left: Parasaurolophus. Right: Authentic Dinosaur Egg Nest fossil - China.
Psittacosaurus (authentic skeleton) - 125 million years ago - Asia.
Left: Authentic Pterosaur (Flying Reptile) fossil - 150 million years ago.
Right: Authentic Horseshoe Crab Fossil (Mesolimulus walchii) - 150 million years ago - Solnhofen, Germany.
Dinosaur-eating mammal.
A Bony Fish (Xiphactinus) existed in the Prehistoric Ocean 80 million years ago.
Left: Authentic "Campo del Cielo" Meteorite. Right: Camarasaurus (Chambered lizard).
Left: Compsognathus (Pretty jaw) - Size of a chicken.
Right: Camarasaurus (Chambered lizard).
Stegosaurus (Roof lizard).
Head close-up: Stegosaurus (Roof lizard).
Microceratus?
Oviraptor?
Left: Dimetrodon (an early mammal). Right: Spinosaurus (A theropod dinosaur).
Zuni coelurosaur (hollow-tailed lizard).
Allosaurus.
Right: Phorusrhacos or Terror (flightless) Bird.
Giganotosaurus (Giant southern lizard).