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Saitama Museum of Natural History

Saitama · Nagatoro · Art & Crafts

Japanese name: 埼玉県立自然の博物館

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Saitama Museum of Natural History
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WHAT TO DOSaitama Museum of Natural History

Displays the fossils of the giant shark Carcharodon megalodon and of the sea mammal Paleoparadoxia.

WHERESaitama

Nagatoro

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Displays the fossils of the giant shark Carcharodon megalodon and of the sea mammal Paleoparadoxia.

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A museum in Nagatoro, Saitama. It displays fossils of the giant shark Carcharocles megalodon and the marine mammal Paleoparadoxia found in the prefecture. It also has explanations of the character and highlights of Saitama's nature, represented by Nagatoro.

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