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Archosaur Collection (#11)

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Iguanodon ischium

Iguanodon ischium
Close-up of a ischium, or hip-bone that belonged to the Iguanodon. It was discovered in Sussex and dates back to around 140 to 110 million years ago

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Albertosaurus metatarsals

Albertosaurus metatarsals
Skeletal reconstruction of Albertosaurus showing the hind leg and foot. The upper foot bones of this Albertosaurus are locked together for strength, perhaps to withstand the stresses of running

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Dinosaur footprint

Dinosaur footprint
Fossil footprints belonging to a three toed dinosaur (Tridactyl)

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Iguanodon model

Iguanodon model
An Iguanodon model made during the 1940s from a reconstruction by Vernon Edward based on the Bernissart skeletons showing Iguanodon in a strictly two-legged kangaroo-like posture

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Iguanodon model 1854

Iguanodon model 1854
A 1/20 life size model of the dinosaur Iguanodon created by Waterhouse Hawkins in 1854 under the the supervision of Professor Sir Richard Owen. The model measures 40cm

Background imageArchosaur Collection: A fantasy illustration of pre-historic reptiles

A fantasy illustration of pre-historic reptiles
Illustration entitled The Age of Reptiles, by John Martin for Geology for Beginners by G. F. Richardson (1842)

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex with Triceratops, Upper Cretaceous dinosau

Tyrannosaurus rex with Triceratops, Upper Cretaceous dinosau
Model of the animatronic scavenger T. rex manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Saurornitholestes

Saurornitholestes
Model of the fast moving Saurornitholestes manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. In T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Saurornitholestes, Upper Cretaceous dinosaur

Saurornitholestes, Upper Cretaceous dinosaur
Model of the fast moving Saurornitholestes manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Dinosaurs Gallery

Dinosaurs Gallery
A wide-angle view of the Natural History Museums Dinosaur Galery

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex skull

Tyrannosaurus rex skull
Skull of the Upper Cretaceous dinosaur, on display in From the Beginning, Gallery 63, Earth Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London. Tyrannosaurus rex lived 67 to 65 million years ago

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei, 1905

Diplodocus carnegiei, 1905
Thirty-six crates containing the replica diplodocus skeleton arrived in London in December 1904. The Director of the Carnegie Museum, where the original is located

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Woman with dinosaur models, 1926

Woman with dinosaur models, 1926
Miss Hilda Bather, daughter of Francis Arthur Bather, Keeper of Geology, offered this set of seven dinosaur models for sale from her premises, the Craft Shop at Bognor Regis, Sussex

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Girl with dinosaur bone, 1920s

Girl with dinosaur bone, 1920s
In the Fossil Reptile gallery, this young woman holds a yardstick against a cast of the right humerus or upper arm bone of Tornieria africana, named in 1911 after German palaeontologist

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Presentation of Diplodocus, May 1905

Presentation of Diplodocus, May 1905
The cast of Diplodocus carnegii was presented by the Scottish-American industrialist Andrew Carnegie. The original skeleton, excavated in Wyoming, is in the Carnegie Museum of Natural History

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Triceratops skeleton

Triceratops skeleton on display in the central hall at the Natural History Museum, London. This specimen is now in the Dinosaur Gallery

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Searching for dinosaur fossils, Tendaguru, 1924

Searching for dinosaur fossils, Tendaguru, 1924
A team of scientists from the British Museum of Natural History travelled to Tendaguru, Tanganyika territory, Tanzania after the end of World War One in order to locate and collect dinosaur fossils

Background imageArchosaur Collection: The Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

The Central Hall of the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex with Triceratops

Tyrannosaurus rex with Triceratops
Model of the animatronic predator T. rex in T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London, 2003

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex, Upper Cretaceous dinosaur

Tyrannosaurus rex, Upper Cretaceous dinosaur
Model of the animatronic scavenger T. rex manufactured by Kokoro Dreams, Tokyo. T. rex The Killer Question exhibition at The Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Stegosaurus

Stegosaurus
A herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Upper Jurassic period, 155 to 144 million years ago. It has distinctive large plates which run from its neck to its tail. Illustration by Jo Konopelko

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Euoplocephalus skeleton

Euoplocephalus skeleton
An Upper Cretaceous ankylosaur, or armoured dinosaur which grew up to 7 metres in length. Complete with thick skin, bony plates and a club like tail used for swiping predators away

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Velociraptor

Velociraptor
An animatronic model of the dinosaur Velociraptor created by Kokoro for the Natural History Museum

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Dromaeosaurus albertensis

Dromaeosaurus albertensis
Skeleton cast of a Dromaeosaurus albertensis on display in the Dinosaur Gallery (number 21) at the Natural History Museum, London. Dromaeosaurus was from the Upper Cretaceous period

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Diplodocus carnegiei

Diplodocus carnegiei
A detail of the replica Diplodocus carnegiei skeleton situated in the central hall of the Natural History Museum, London. The replica was presented to the Museum by Andrew Carnegie in May 1906

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Pachycephalosaurus

Pachycephalosaurus
Outline illustration of a Pachycephalosaurus

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Baryonyx skeleton

Baryonyx skeleton
The Baryonyx which lived during the Lower Cretaceous was a bipedal carnivore which had a set of sharp teeth as well as a 30cm claw on each forehand. Illustration by Jo Konopelko

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Gastroliths, dinosaur stomach stones

Gastroliths, dinosaur stomach stones
Swallowed by dinosaurs these stones remained in the stomach where they assisted in grinding the toughest food to a more easily digested paste

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Iguanodon leg

Iguanodon leg
A model cross section of an Iguanodon leg showing the bones, muscles and foot. The Iguanodon was a mainly a bipedal dinosaur. It required large upper thigh muscles for balance and support

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Polacanthus fossils

Polacanthus fossils
Fossils of the bony plates which were located on the hip area of the dinosaur, Polacanthus. This dinosaur was from the family of armoured dinosaurs called Ankylosaurs

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Upper Triassic dinosaurs discovered in Southern Germany

Upper Triassic dinosaurs discovered in Southern Germany
An illustration showing a scene in Upper Triassic (200 - 225 mya) Southern Germany, featuring 2 small Coelurosaurs, Procompsognathus (foreground) & 2 prosauropod Plateosaurus

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Lufengosaurus

Lufengosaurus was a long necked quadrupedal & bipedal dinosaur that fed on plants and lived during the Early Jurassic period 208 to 200 million years ago. Fossils have been discovered in China

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Edmontosaurus ankle & foot

Edmontosaurus ankle & foot
The fossil ankle and foot bones of Edmontosaurus prepared for an exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London. The fossils were arranged as if they were lying in the quarry in which they were

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Tuojiangosaurus; Chinese dinosaur skeleton

Tuojiangosaurus; Chinese dinosaur skeleton
Tuojiangosaurus was herbivorous and had armour plates similar to those of the famous Stegosaurus. It lived about 150 million years ago and was 7 metres long and 2 metres high

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Geology Department preparators shop, 1934

Geology Department preparators shop, 1934
This photograph shows Louis Parsons preparing a skeleton of the plant-eating dinosaur Hypsilophodon, for display at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosaur Collection: William Buckland (1784-1856)

William Buckland (1784-1856)
Print annotated in pencil Dr Buckland Dean of Westminster. Buckland was an English geologist and palaeontologist, who wrote the first full account of a fossil dinosaur

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Lower Cretaceous dinosaurs discovered in England

Lower Cretaceous dinosaurs discovered in England
An illustration showing a scene in Lower Cretaceous (145 - 100 million years ago) South East England, featuring the following dinosaurs from the left: Iguanodon, Altispinax

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Mary Ann Mantell

Mary Ann Mantell
Portrait of Mary Ann Mantell, the daughter of G E Woodhouse and wife of Dr Gideon Mantell. She is commonly thought to have found the first Iguanodon tooth in 1822

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Baryonyx laboratory work, 1983

Baryonyx laboratory work, 1983
Palaeontologists working on the dinosaur, Baryonyx walkeri. Using a rotary diamond-edged dental saw to groove hard rock around a dinosaur vertebrae

Background imageArchosaur Collection: Rhamphorhynchus

Rhamphorhynchus
A model of the Rhamphorhynchus, a Pterosaur, an extinct giant flying reptile. They lived around 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period



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