The Evolution of Wales

The Evolution of Wales gallery

Take a fabulous journey through time and space.

Follow Wales's journey as it travels across the face of the planet from its origins billions of years ago, with film, sound, light and spectacular specimens.

Prepare for a 4,600 million-year voyage with meteorites, moon rock and fossils on a journey that brings you face to face with dinosaurs and woolly mammoths.

The Evolution of Wales gallery

The story begins with the Big Bang and the beginning of time, leading to the formation of the Earth 4.5 billion years ago. Pass through the different climates and environments as Wales moved across the surface of the planet.

Find out how life evolved and see fossils and displays showing the environment when different animals lived.

There are skeletons of ancient creatures, and a stunning reconstruction of south Wales 200 million years ago with impressive dinosaur skeletons and footprints.

See how water, wind, ice, gravity and heat from the interior of the Earth shaped our planet.

The Evolution of Wales gallery

As Wales has drifted slowly across the face of the Earth it has encountered volcanoes, glaciers, coral reefs, tropical swamps and deserts.

This is our largest ever single exhibition, covering over a thousand square meters of floor space. It tells the story of the evolution of Wales from its earliest geological origins up to the end of the last Ice Age, when our modern landscape was moulded.

A big diolch to Friends of Amgueddfa Cymru for supporting essential repairs on the Mammoth display.