Geological History - List of Exhibits

• 1. Geological history before the formation of Lake Biwa
• 1-1-1. Origin of river beach gravels
• 1-1-2. Rocks forming mountains
• 1-2-1. Formation of the Japan Sea
• 1-2-2. Fossils from the Ayugawa Group
• 1-2-3. The origin of freshwater fishes in Asia
• 2. Geological History of Lake Biwa
• 2-1-1. The lake moving northward
• 2-1-2. The lake under subtropical climate
• 2-1-3. The deep lake
• 2-1-4. The age when elephants roamed
• 2-1-5. Lives evolved in Lake Biwa
• 2-2-1. Exploration under the Museum
• 2-2-2. From Paleo-Lake Biwa to modern Lake Biwa
• 2-2-3. Future sediments in Lake Biwa
• 3. Probing the History of the Lake
• 3-1. Field geological survey
• 3-2-1. Study on stratigraphy
• 3-2-2. Study of fish fossils
• 3-2-3. Study of paleobotany
• 3-2-4. Study of vertebrate paleontology
• 4. Collection Gallery
• 4-1-1. Fossils of Paleozoic Era
• 4-1-2. Rocks and minerals in Shiga Prefecture
• 4-2-1. Fish fossils
• 4-2-2. Shell fossils
• 4-2-3. Vertebrate fossils
• 4-2-4. Plant fossils
• 4-2-5. Insect fossils
• 4-2-6. Other fossils

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