HMNS - Houston Museum of Natural Science

Even our benches are ancient! Texas Limestone from the late cretaceous seas that covered much of Texas, hence the fossilized shells!

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2 months ago | [YT] | 552

@GreenChile-v5m

That is breathtaking! How exciting! Wow.The Cretaceous tabletop.

2 months ago (edited) | 7

@houstonmuseum

Sit for too long and you'll get boulder butt!

2 months ago | 8

@samanthaw.6929

I remember when I was young (12ish) and my grandparents took me here, and we sat on these benches. I thought the shell imprints were cool. I hadn't thought about that in a long time. So thanks.

1 month ago | 1  

@kelly-bo-belly

This is amazing

2 months ago | 3  

@youtube.commentator

Always thought those looked fake

2 months ago | 1

@DevinMcSalty

That’s actually a trace fossil, not a fossilized shell. Which I would’ve thought a museum would know the difference…

1 month ago | 0