Alabama Museum of Natural History

The image shows a logo for the Alabama Museum of Natural History. It features a stylized Red Hills Salamander above the museum's name, set against a circular maroon background.

This image is a card featuring the "Crow Shark," with 100 HP. The card displays various shark teeth shown in the center, labeled "Squalicorax sp. 6.5 - 10 ft in length." The attack described is "Carrion Bite," with a damage of 40. The text notes extra damage if the opponent's Fossil has damage counters. It mentions Crow sharks' scavenging nature and similarity to modern sharks, noting their fossils are found in Late Cretaceous sea beds. Weakness, resistance, and retreat icons are also present.

This image depicts a Pokémon trading card featuring "Goblin Shark." The card displays an illustration of various shark teeth. Text below provides biological information about Scapanorhynchus texanus, stating it is 10 to 13 feet in length. The card details an attack called "Protrusible Jaw Strike" with a power of 40. Weakness, resistance, and retreat cost symbols are present. A textbox explains the abilities and characteristics of goblin sharks, including electoreceptors. The card's health points are labeled as 100, and its design features aquatic-themed graphics.

Two colorful trading cards titled "Crow Shark" are displayed on a bed of small rocks. The cards feature rainbow holographic effects with text describing creature abilities like "Carrion Bite."

Since February 27 is recognized as #PokemonDay, here's a look at the cards (which included holographic Shiny Pokemon Cards) that University of Alabama student Maddy Phillips (Madison Phillips Designs) created for our "Family Day at the Museum" event!

Thanks to everyone who put their cape on to visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History for this year's comic book-themed "Family Day at the Museum"! We hope you enjoyed learning about the connections between superheroes and research!

Heroes aren’t born. They’re built. Join us at the Alabama Museum of Natural History on February 21 from 1-4:00 p.m. for “Family Day at the Museum”! This is a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students.

Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Looking for something Marsh-velous to do this weekend? Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History on February 21 from 1-4 p.m. for “Family Day”! This event is a free hands-on exploration of subjects studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students.

Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Don’t be invisible and see us at the Alabama Museum of Natural History this February 21 from 1-4:00 p.m. for “Family Day at the Museum”! This event is a free and family-friendly hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students.

Video: Anna Mullins

“Family Day at the Museum” at the Alabama Museum of Natural History is going to be terrific! Join us on February 21 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.! Enjoy a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama’s Graduate Students.

Video: UA Student Anna Mullins

Activate your Spider-Sense with us during "Family Day at the Museum" on February 21 from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.! Enjoy a free hands-on exploration of subjects being studied by The University of Alabama's Graduate Students.

Video Created by UA Student Anna Mullins

A person stands next to an orange, fish-themed booth labeled "Museum." The booth features large, cartoonish eyes. Various colorful buttons are displayed on top. A table next to the booth holds a water bottle and a blue item. The setting appears to be indoors.

A toy fishing rod with a bright blue handle and yellow shaft is placed on a red surface next to a glass jar containing preserved fish. A woven basket filled with colorful toy fish is visible in the background.

Illustrated postcards depicting colorful fish, including species like the Pumpkinseed Sunfish, displayed on a red surface.

Two people are engaging in a playful fishing game at an indoor event. One is holding a toy fishing rod, interacting with a colorful exhibit. In the background, there are tables with display items and decorations. The setting appears lively and festive.

Our Education Intern, Sydney Garthus, interacted with fellow University of Alabama students to help them "fish for love"! This outreach opportunity celebrates Sydney's upcoming exhibit, "Drawn from the Water", which will be on display today through April 3 at the Alabama Museum of Natural History!

#OnThisDay 70 years ago, Autherine Lucy took the first steps towards a more equitable education. Smith Hall and the Alabama Museum of Natural History stood witness to this historic moment and our installation offers a portal between 1956 and 2026. These images will be on view beginning February 6.

The Alabama Museum of Natural History will be closed from December 20, 2025 until January 2, 2026 when the Museum reopens for regular business hours.

An adult and a child engage in a fun science experiment at a table with various lab supplies and colorful liquids visible.

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Two visitors examining a woolly mammoth skeleton display at a museum.

Oval-shaped ornament with a red heart painted on it, featuring the Alabama Museum of Natural History logo at the bottom, displayed against a red and cardboard backdrop.

Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our All Day Holiday Open House! We hope you enjoyed making custom buttons and ornaments, exploring our exhibits through the Scavenger Hunt, and seeing the Museum decorated for the holidays.

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Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History today until 4:30 p.m. to create ornaments with dyes we make using Chemistry! We also have a Scavenger Hunt, cookies and hot chocolate, and buttons you can take home!

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Promotional graphic for the Alabama Museum of Natural History featuring an illustration of a nautilus with a festive red bow, set against a blue, bubble-filled background with the text 'On The Nautilus List.'

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Logo of the Alabama Museum of Natural History featuring a stylized opossum wearing a Santa hat, surrounded by a colorful string of Christmas lights and the text 'Festive & Feral'.

Make sure you're on the Gneiss List by visiting the Alabama Museum of Natural History on December 12 for our All Day Holiday Open House! From 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m., admission to the Museum will be free all day and we're and giving away bookmarks and festive buttons to take home!

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The Alabama Museum of Natural History invites visitors to our “All Day Holiday Open House” on December 12 from 10 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. We'll be making ornaments, providing a Scavenger Hunt, and giving away buttons and bookmarks!

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On this day in 1954, a meteorite blew a hole in Ann Hodges' roof, ricocheted off a large Philco radio, and struck her in the side (she survived). It contains fragments of the first things to make up our solar system. See it at the Alabama Museum of Natural History. → bit.ly/3F92ky9

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Close-up of a decorated table setting with a fancy spoon, a name card, and scattered playing cards with heart suits.

A child drawing with a marker at a table with a paper bag from the Gorge House Museum nearby.

A stack of "The Garden Gazette" newspapers spread out on a red surface, with visible headlines and images of garden-related topics. A pen lies beside them.

Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum to attend "Haunting at the Museums" and Mrs. Beatrice Aster's Garden Tea Party! We hope you enjoyed exploring history and science and solving the mystery!

Photo Credit: Alisha Power and Rebecca Johnson

Mrs. Beatrice Aster (Eastern Bumblebee – 𝘉𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘶𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘴) is the last member of Honey Hollow's founding family. You are invited to join Mrs. Aster's free tea party on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum!

📷 : Ashley Redic

What role does Dr. Edgar Corvus (American Crow – 𝘊𝘰𝘳𝘷𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘺𝘳𝘩𝘺𝘯𝘤𝘩𝘰𝘴), the local chemist and naturalist, play in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery at the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.?

📷 : Artwork by Ashley Redic

Professor Hesta Duvernoy (Eastern Hognose – 𝘏𝘦𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘥𝘰𝘯 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘳𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴) issss absssolutely terrified of crowdsss and ssstaysss inssside mossst daysss. Investigate her role in our free and all-ages Garden Tea Party mystery on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m.

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Could Mr. Tobias F. Woodhouse III (Fowler's Toad – 𝘈𝘯𝘢𝘹𝘺𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘳𝘪), a local businesstoad, be involved in our Garden Tea Party mystery? Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on Oct. 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. to find out!

INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0

Visit the Alabama Museum of Natural History and the Gorgas House Museum on October 25 from 5-8 p.m. to see how military doctor, Colonel William Skeeter (Eastern Red Bat – 𝘓𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘶𝘳𝘶𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘪𝘴), fits into our mystery!

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📷 : Ashley Redic

Attend our free "Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party" on October 25 from 5:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. to meet Ms. Sandra Perry (Beach Mouse – 𝘗𝘦𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘺𝘴𝘤𝘶𝘴 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘵𝘶𝘴)!

INFO: ➡️ bit.ly/46XT3s0

📷 : Ashley Redic

You are cordially invited to attend our free “Haunting at the Museums: Garden Tea Party” on October 25 from 5-8:00 p.m. Expect hands-on activities, storytelling, and, of course, a bit of mystery!

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The Alabama Museum of Natural History has been selected to participate in the Southeastern Museums Conference and the pan-Smithsonian initiative "Reckoning & Reimagining: Building the Future Through the Lens of 250 Years" workshop.

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𝘊𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘤𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘶𝘮𝘢 𝘯𝘪𝘤𝘬𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘯𝘪, or the Saban crab 🦀, made its debut on ESPN College GameDay! This fossil is housed in UA Museums' paleontology collection under the care of the Department of Museum Research and Collections.

LEARN MORE: ➡️ bit.ly/46Mrhxm

Meet the Saban Crab: UA Scientists Discover Ancient Species in Alabama A new University of Alabama study of 65-million-year-old crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama yielded multiple new species and genera.

A team led by University of Alabama researchers have discovered several ancient crab and shrimp fossils from central Alabama — including one they have named after legendary football coach Nick Saban.

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Crikey! The Alabama Museum of Natural History has unveiled a new exhibit! Allow us to introduce our newest Cretaceous crocodilian, 𝘋𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘰𝘴𝘶𝘤𝘩𝘶𝘴. These "terrible crocodiles" would have preyed upon both aquatic and terrestrial vertebrates, including larger dinosaurs!

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Long-Term Volunteer Highlight: An Interview with "Bing" Blewitt Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections. "Bing" is also the 2023 Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Awardee. • Volunteer Achievement Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Alabama Avocational Paleontologist Award: https://bit.ly/48nmG76 • Research & Collections Website: https://collections.museums.ua.edu/ • The University of Alabama Museums Website: https://museums.ua.edu/ • Become a UA Museums Supporting Member: https://bit.ly/3ok8RxB Credits: • Video Shot and Edited By: Rebecca Johnson, UA Museums' Communications Specialist • Drone Footage: The University of Alabama's Division of Strategic Communications • Music: Kyle Cox - Worth the Squeeze - Instrumental version Bunker Buster - Sun Lover Hey Judy - Hahaha - Instrumental version Campagna - All the Way Home #Museums #NaturalHistoryMuseum #NaturalHistory #MuseumCollections #UniversityOfAlabama

Dr. Harry "Bing" Blewitt has volunteered around 7,500 hours over the last 27 years with The University of Alabama Museums and helped to put more than 3000 records in the collections!

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The Alabama Museum of Natural History's "Excavating Erasure: Jefferson Davis Jackson" exhibit has been selected for the Bronze Award in the Under $10,000 budget category by the Southeastern Museums Conference!

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Thanks to everyone who visited the Alabama Museum of Natural History for our crocodilian-themed "Alabama Fossil Fest"! We hope you enjoyed talking with paleontologists, participating in our educational programming, seeing our new exhibit unveiling, and attending the presentations.