Begins the story more than 700 million years ago, when powerful geological forces shaped the peninsula, and it was home to now extinct land and sea creatures. During some periods the region was land-locked, at others it was the peninsula, and it was home to now extinct land and sea creatures. During some periods the region was land-locked, at others it was submerged under water, with the peninsula as we know it today emerging just 4000 years ago. In this gallery you will encounter the reimagining of Qatar’s geological formation in a vast art film directed by Christophe Cheysson, which also brings to life extinct life-forms, such as the Qataraspis deprofundis, a species of armoured fish. The model on display is based on a fossil fragment, discovered in Qatar in the 1960s in a bore-hole at a depth of nearly 4 kilometres. This has since been dated to the Devonian period (roughly 400 million years ago). The central displays present fossils of animals and plants from seven time periods, with an interactive exhibit allowing in-depth exploration of the complex geological processes that created the Qatar peninsula.