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Welcome
Welcome to the Museum of Palaeontology and Geology. We promote the discovery
and the understanding of life of the past. Explore our collections and exhibition, and find out about how life was like in Greece before the Greeks.
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Highlights
Come and see the fossils and reconstructions of the dwarf elephant of Tilos, the Cretan deer, the dwarf hippopotamuses of Crete and Cyprus, the giant mice of Crete, the Cretan otter! More Information |
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Evolution Islands
Island animals are very different from mainland animals. Island animals are adapted to the typical island environment. They have a different size and eat different things. Elephants and hippopotamuses become dwarfs, but mice, hedgehogs and cavias become giants. Plant-eaters develop higher crowned teeth, so that they can eat tougher plants and live longer before their teeth are completely worn down. More Information
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Understanding Evolution
The diversity of animal and plant life on Earth is the result of the process of what we call evolution. It drives organisms to change gradually over time. Evolution of a lineage does not occur in a straight line toward a predetermined goal. Evolution is like a branching bush. More Information
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