The Museum of Paleontology and Geology is situated next to the Faculty of Geology and Geoenvironment of the University of Athens and houses a collection of specimens of the geology, fossil fauna and flora of the mainland and the islands of Greece. The museum's collection of fossils has been split into four distinct groups: invertebrates, vertebrates, plants, and micropaleontological remains and the most important fossils are on exhibit for the public. The fossils from Greece range in time from 290 million years before present time to only about 4.4 thousands years ago. The oldest Greek fossils are trilobites and brachiopods from the Permian deposits of Chios. There are also some foreign fossils and casts on display, mainly of large reptiles, to complement the exhibition.
For more details check the site: http://emuseums.cc.uoa.gr/~emusweb/paleontology/
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