Rethymnon Museums - Discover the fascinating world of the Paleozoic, Mesozoic, and Cenozoic periods at the Paleontological Museum in Rethymnon, Crete. This new museum boasts a vast collection of fossils retrieved from the deep-sea areas of Rethymnon, including rare endemic elephant bones, deer, and old hippopotamus specimens. Delve into the geological history of Crete and gain insight into the changes that have occurred in the Rethymnon environment before the appearance of man. With irrefutable evidence of Crete's history, such as the fossils of deer, elephants, and hippos that lived over ten thousand years ago, a visit to the Paleontological Museum is an unforgettable experience.

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