Over 600 million years of Earth history in one image? The Malvern Hills exhibit some of the oldest rocks in Britain, such as this #igneous diorite!

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This strange object from last week's #WhatsItWednesday post can be revealed as...

A #pumice foot souvenir from Indonesia!

The maker of this model clearly knew you can use pumice to remove dead skin off feet!

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Though classed as a carnivore, the European badger actually eats an array of plant and animal material including insects, other mammals, and tubers!

View this digital model at skfb.ly/6RIMH

#ToothyTuesday #LapworthRocks #geologyrocks #palaeontology #paleontology

Join us for a free guided #tour of the #Museum galleries next Monday 13th May from 12-1pm. You might even get a chance to see behind the scenes!

For more info: ow.ly/ijwM50RhY8R

#geology #palaeo #fossil #fossil s #rock #rock s #mineral #mineral s #crystals #dinosaur

With crystals the same colour as candyfloss, this pretty mineral specimen is heulandite on chalcedony.

#MineralMonday #mineral #crystal #geology #museum #rock #rock s #fossil #fossil s #palaeo #paleo #palaeo ntology #paleo ntology #LapworthRocks

This is a fine example of a recumbent fold, where one axial plane is almost horizontal. You can find this fold in the Alps.

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Pitchstone is a glassy volcanic rock formed by the rapid cooling of silicate-rich lava. This specimen was found on the Isle of Arran, where such rock was used to craft blades during the Stone Age and Bronze Age!

#LapworthRocks #ThinSectionThursday #mineral #geology #geology rocks

Congratulations to this year’s Art Fund #MuseumoftheYear shortlist @skiptontownhall DCA Manchester Museum National Portrait Gallery Young V&A!

We are delighted to have been a finalist for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2017.

Best of luck to all five ahead of the winners’ announcement in July.

What do you think this slightly peculiar item found in our collections is? Bonus point if you can guess what this might reference!

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Did you hear: Lapworth Museum of Geology here on campus has been voted Birmingham's best hidden gem according to Tripadvisor reviews! 🦖

Find out what you're missing! birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/famil…

This Dalmanites actually shows a shed exoskeleton, discarded by the #trilobite during ecdysis! You can see the eye lenses and leg articulation points, signs this is not a mould #fossil .

#TrilobiteTuesday #LapworthRocks #geology #geology rocks #palaeontology #paleontology

We are thrilled to have been voted Birmingham's best hidden gem according to Tripadvisor reviews!

Read more: birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/famil…

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Two ammonites to brighten up your Monday! The one on the left is from the Cadoceras genus and the one on the right is from Dactylioceras. You can really see the differences between ammonite shells here!

Uni of Birmingham Earth Sciences Bham #MolluscMonday #LapworthRocks #museum #fossil

This cobblestone street is unlike any other, because it's actually the scales of the Jurassic fish genus Furo!

Uni of Birmingham Earth Sciences Bham #FossilFriday #LapworthRocks #geology rocks #geology #palaeo ntology #paleo ntology #palaeo #paleo #fossils #minerals #fish #Jurassic #museum

For #ThrowbackThursday we journey to a time ~10,000 years ago when our ancestors hunted with these flint arrowheads!

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The Sekine Quartet performed iconic movie scores at the Museum last night. Here's a clip from their performance of the beautiful Interstellar theme 🪐🌠🌌

#music #classical #film #movie #event #interstellar #strings #violin #viola #cello #museum

Professor Prof Alice Roberts💙 talks about how we can use teeth preserved in graves to uncover how a person might have lived in the 2023 Keith Palmer Lecture. Watch the full lecture here: ow.ly/Yb2450RjEjM

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Just breatheeeee. It's midway through the week, so here's a lung-shaped bivalve to remind you to take a deep breath every so often!

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#Tectonic plates have shifted the West Midlands to all sorts of places over millions of years! Visit the museum to learn more about our global journey.

Uni of Birmingham Earth Sciences Bham #Tectonic Tuesday #LapworthRocks #geology rocks #geology #igneous #volcano #minerals #museum

Explore the evolution of life in our galleries to celebrate #EarthDay this year 🦕🦈