Denver Museum of Nature and Science in Denver, Colorado, had an interesting and unique beginning in 1868, when naturalist Edwin Carter collected and displayed specimens of fauna in a log cabin. In order to preserve and display this amazing collection of natural history, the Denver Museum of Nature and Science established the fossil museum in 1900 and opened to the public in 1908. Today our fossil museum still offers exciting journeys of discovery with exhibits, programs, collections and constant research. Learn about whale evolution, ancient practices used to preserve Egyptian mummies, examine fossils in the museum touch carts and observe scientists using modern technology to decipher the past. A visit to Denver Museum of Nature and Science instils a love and understanding of our natural world. READ MORE

Eype fossils and fossil collecting offer a wonderful insight and adventure, and on the Eype nodule bed, you can start finding fossils almost immediately. Look out for blocks of 'Dorset Junction Bed', and look out for the layered colours unique to the Junction Bed and smash these open with a heavy lump hammer, then fine split using normal splitting hammers. Eype is a location where you have to work for your finds, take good strong heavy hammers to crack the Dorset Junction Bed rocks. They are usually packed full of Ammonites, shells and many other finds. The on-line shop of the UK fossil website will provide the amateur or professional with all the equipment necessary for a good fossil hunt, from hammers to sieves to stone tumblers and so much more - really fascinating.READ MORE