Texas Memorial Museum exhibits on the Balcones Fault and regional geology

The Texas Memorial Museum at the University of Texas at Austin maintains fossil and rock collections and exhibits that interpret the Balcones Fault zone, Cretaceous limestone bedrock, and other regional geologic features that produce Austin’s distinct escarpment and springs. The museum’s paleontology displays document local fossil faunas and the geological history tied to the Balcones Escarpment that crosses the city. Researchers and public exhibits at the museum provide documented context for many of Austin’s geological anomalies.