Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

**Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology**
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Instance of	natural history museum; university museum; geological museum; paleontological museum;
Location	Sofia, Stolichna Municipality, Sofia Capital, Bulgaria
Street address	булевард "Цар Освободител" 15;
Founded by	Georgi Zlatarski;
Inception	1897;
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	42° 41′ 36.24″ N, 23° 20′ 06.83″ E
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English: en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology or SUMPHG is a fossil museum and a major centre of research in Bulgaria specialising in taxonomy, identification and conservation.

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Inside the Museum
The main hall of the Museum
The Main Hall of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology an Historical Geology
Exhibits of fossils at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
A Display of Fossils at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

Geologic eras and periods

The Neogene period
The Paleogene period
The en:Upper Cretaceous series/epoch - SUMPHG
The en:Lower Cretaceous series/epoch - SUMPHG
The Jurassic period - SUMPHG
The en:Triassic period - SUMPHG
The en:Paleozoic era - SUMPHG

Exhibits

Samples of the Krantz paleontological collection of the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Deinotherium thraceiensis (Kovachev, 1964), en:Miocene, en:Ezerovo, Plovdiv Province at the entrance of the SUMPHG
An outdated restoration of en:Belemnitida at the SUMPHG
A specimen of en:Ichthyosaurus acutirostris (Owen), Lias, en:Württemberg at the SUMPHG
en:Ichthyosaurus tenuirostris (De La Beche), Lias, en:Bad Boll (en: Württemberg) - SUMPHG
en:Encrinus liliiformis (Miller), en:Muschelkalk, en:Braunschweig at the SUMPHG
Mystriosaurus (en:Teleosaurus) mandelslohi Bronn, Lias, Wirtemberg at the SUMPHG

Astraea guettardi (Michelin, 1842), Aquitanian, Yasen, Pleven district, SUMPHG
Cyclura macleayi from en:Cuba on display at Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

Paintings and illustrations of prehistoric life

Hominidae

A reconstruction of the head of Homo Neanderthalensis at the SUMPHG
A restoration of the head of Pithecantropus erectus at the SUMPHG
A restoration of the head of en:Sinanthropus at the SUMHG

Vertebrata fossils

en:Aceratherium zernowi Borissiak, Pontian, Kalimantsi, Blagoevgrad Province at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Anancus arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, 1828, en:Haskovo at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Anancus arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, en:Pliocene, en:Byala Slatina at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Anancus arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, en:Byala Slatina at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Anancus arvernensis Croizet & Jobert, en:Pliocene, en:Hayredin at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Deinotherium bavaricum H.v. Meyer, Sarmatian, en:Nesebar at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Deinotherium giganteum Kaup, Meotian, Noevtsi, Pernik Municipality at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontoogy and Historical Geology
en:Dicerorhinus schleiermacheri Kaup, Pontian, Kalimantsi, Blagoevgrad Municipality at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Elephas primigenius Blumenbach at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Elephas primigenius, en:Pleistocene, en:Shumen Province at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Hipparion nesebricum Bakalov & Nikolov, Sarmatian, en:Nesebar at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Hipparion nesebricum Bakalov & I. Nikolov, Sarmatian, en:Nesebarat the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Mastodon sp., en:Katselovo, Ruse Province, at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Tapirus arvernensis Devese & Bouillet, Pontian, Hrabarsko, Sofia Province at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Tetralophodon grandicisivus Schl. Sarmatian, en:Gorna Oryahovitsa at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Tetralophodon longirostris Kaup, en:Pontian, en:Vidin at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Trilophodon angustidens Cuvier, Sarmatian, en:Burgas at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Zygolophodon barsoni Hays, Upper en:Pliocene, Pisarevo, Pleven Province at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Zygolophodon tapiroides Cuvier, Upper en:Pliocene, en:Valchedram at the en:Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Zygolophodon tapiroides Cuvier, Levantian, Peychinovo, Ruse at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Schizodelphis sp. Sarmatian, en:Balchik at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Brontotherium en:Eocene, en:USA at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

Ammonoidea fossils

en:Parapuzosia doubreei (Grossouvre, 1894), en:Santonian, en:Shumen - Main Hall of the SUMPHG
en:Parapuzosia daubreei (Grossouvre, 1894), en: Santonian, en:Shumen - Main Hall of the SUMPHG
en:Hamulina pamuktschiensis sp.n., Lower en:Barremian, Pamuktschii - SUMPHG
Protacrioceras tzankovi sp.n., en:Barremian, en:Brestak - SUMPHG
en:Barremites difficilis (d'Orbigny), en:Barremian, Mala Koutlovitsa (en:Montana, Bulgaria) at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

Contemporary marine fauna from the Atlantic (Cuba)

Marine Fauna from Cuba, Collection of Emilia Kojumdjieiva at the Sofia University 'St. Kliment Ohridski' Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
Alcyonaria-gorgonacea from en: Cuba at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Anthozoa from en:Cuba - Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski̊" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology
en:Gastropoda from en:Cuba - SUMPHG
en:Bivalvia and en:Spongia from en:Cuba at the Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

Geological maps

A geological map of the Principality of Bulgaria and of Eastern Roumelia published by en:Franz Toula in 1890 - SUMPHG
Georgi Zlatarski's famous en:geological map of Bulgaria of 1910
A en:geological map of Bulgaria of 1964 - SUMPHG

Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski" Museum of Paleontology and Historical Geology

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Geologic eras and periods

Exhibits