The Hall of Life traces the history of life on earth through exhibits spanning the first cells through human civilization. A few highlights include:

• specimens that represent some of the oldest known single-celled and multicellular organisms
• fossil invertebrates, including beautifully preserved trilobites and crinoids

• casts or models of the dinosaurs Monoclonius, Allosaurus, T. rex and Velociraptor

• dinosaur eggs from China and Mongolia

• a giant fossil alligator skull from the Amazon

• a large collection of fossil mammals from North America