Museums & Libraries
Tucumcari Dinosaur Museum and Natural Science Lab
East Region
courtesy Mesalands Community College
Constructed 1995
The Exhibit Hall at the Mesaland’s Community College’s Dinosaur Museum houses a host of replicated and original fossils from tiny footprint casts to the 40′ long skeleton Torvosaurus, a rare carnivore relative of Tyrannosaurus rex which hails from the Jurassic period. The Museum’s focus is on the Mesozoic period, which is also known as ‘The Age of Dinosaurs.’ The Mesozoic is comprised of the Triassic, Jurassic and Cretaceous periods
222 E. Laughlin Ave. | Tucumcari, NM 88401 | 575-461-3466
open
mon: closed | tue: 12 noon - 5pm | wed: 12 noon - 5pm | thu: 12 noon - 5pm | fri: 12 noon - 5 pm | sat: 12 noon - 5 pm | sun: closed
