@@The paleontological collections contain many
specimens of Quaternary invertebrate fossils from understrata
of Osaka plain. That consist of rich molluscan fossils and a
few fossils of other non-backbone animals, e.g. crustacean,
echinderms . Fossil plant collections contain leaves, seeds,
fruits and other remains from Quaternary peaty clay and sand,
and also contain the recent and the fossil pollen grains from
various localities in Japan.
@@The geological collections consist of many drill core specimens
mainly sites in the Osaka City and replicas of significant outcrop
for various geological phenomena. These collections are very
useful for research works for the nature of ancient Osaka. |
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| Total
number of specimens@25,772_iIn
2001j |
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