Museum of Osteology
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  Location of the Museum of Osteology in Oklahoma | |
| Established | 2010 |
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| Location | Oklahoma City, United States |
| Coordinates | 35°21′55″N 97°26′33″W / 35.365371°N 97.442601°W |
| Type | Natural history museum |
| Collection size | 5,000+ skeletal specimens |
| Director | Jay Villemarette |
| Website | www |
The Museum of Osteology, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States, North America, is a private museum devoted to the study of bones and skeletons (osteology). This museum displays over 350 skeletons of animal species from all over the world.[1] With another 7000 specimens as part of the collection, but not on display, this is the largest privately held collection of osteological specimens in the world.[2][3][4]
Scope[]
The museum focuses on the form and function of the skeletal system with numerous educational and taxonomic displays featuring all five vertebrate classes.[4]
The collections housed by the Museum of Osteology are the result of over 40 years of collecting by Jay Villemarette.[5]
Currently, the collections consist of approximately 7,000 specimens representing over 2,500 species of mammals, birds, reptiles, amphibians and fish.[6]
History[]
The museum was established by Jay Villemarette, founder of the company Skulls Unlimited International, Inc., which is located next to the museum.[2] Construction of the museum began in 2004 and it opened to the public on October 1, 2010.[2][3][7][8]
In 2015, the Museum of Osteology opened a second location, Skeletons: Museum of Osteology, at the I-Drive 360 entertainment complex in Orlando, Florida. This location is cited as the largest skeleton museum in America with over 500 skeletons on display.[citation needed]
Gallery[]
Primate skeletons on display at the Museum of Osteology.
Skeleton of a Kinkajou
Skeletons on display at the Museum of Osteology.
Pygmy sperm whale skeleton on display at the Museum of Osteology.
African lion attacking a common eland antelope skeleton.
School bus tour group
The Museum of Osteology in the final stages of development, March 2010.
Ungulate skeletons on display at the Museum of Osteology.
Various animal skeletons on display at the Museum of Osteology.
Fossil hominid and human evolution exhibit on display at the Museum of Osteology.
References[]
- ^ "Skeletons: Animals Unveiled! I-Drive 360". www.blooloop.com. Retrieved 2016-08-04.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c Urstadt, Brian (July 2006). "I'm Going to Rib-cage World". Outside Magazine. Archived from the original on 25 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2011.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Raymond, Jeff (March 26, 2007). "Skeleton Crew". The Oklahoman. Archived from the original on August 23, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Jump up to: a b Wheelbarger, Brent (Oct 1, 2008). "The Bone Collectors; The Biggest Skeletal Collection in the World Right Here in Moore Oklahoma" (PDF). Moore Monthly.[permanent dead link]
- ^ Horton, Greg (October 25, 2006). "Bone Collector". Oklahoma Gazette. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Brus, Brian (May 27, 2009). "Skull Junkie Finds Solid Future in Skeleton Frontier". The Journal Record. Archived from the original on November 7, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2010.
- ^ Dinger, Matt (2010-11-15). "Museum Opens in Southeast Oklahoma City". The Daily Oklahoman.
- ^ Gray, Aaron Wright (2010-10-30), "Villemarette Gets His Skeletons Out of the Closet", Norman Transcript, archived from the original on 2013-01-30, retrieved 2010-11-15
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