On the upper floor, the phylogenetic development of all multicellular animals (Metazoa) and their most important monophyletic groups is shown. In a separate anthropogenesis room (see title picture), this also includes modern humans, who are simultaneously part of the Metazoa, part of the bilateral animals,...
The most important principles of evolution are explained here: variability of organisms in interaction with natural selection under different environmental influences. We show the pigeon breeding, which Darwin valued highly, as a clear example of artificial breeding by humans and explain the role that sexual...
The »fossil bull« (Bos primigenius) found and described by Goethe is also on display here....
The Medusa Hall takes its name from the large, colourful frescoes of cnidarians (corals, sea anemones and jellyfish)which adorn the ceiling. The paintings date from 1908 and were restored in 1996....
