Archosauriformes Collection (page 10)

Jurassic seascape
Artists impression of a Jurassic sea with Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur and Pterosaur. The Jurassic period was 205-144 million years ago

Dinosaurs discovered in western USA
A scene from Upper Cretacous western United States showing the following dinosaurs from left: Pachycephalosaurus, Ornithomimus, Triceratops and Tyrannosaurus rex

Mounted specimen of Crocodylus sp. crocodile
Photograph of a mounted crocodile specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Working on Gallimimus
John Holmes at the Natural History Museum, London works on the reconstruction of the dinosaur Gallimimus

Protoceratops eggs
A nest containing eggs from Protoceratops discovered in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. They date back to the Upper Cretacous period. Protoceratops, a herbivore, lived 85 to 80 million years ago

Psittacosaurus

Pterodactyl kochi

Scelidosaurus
A model of the dinosaur Scelidosaurus. A four metre long armoured skinned dinosaur which lived during the Lower Jurassic about 208 - 194 million years ago, first discribed by Richard Owen in 1868

Diplodocus foot
Detail of the replica diplodocus skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum. The three inner toes of the back foot had sharp claws which may have acted as an anti-slip device

Apatosaurus, previously known as Brontosaurus
A solid pillar-like femur, or thigh bone that once supported the 20 to 30 tonne dinosaur, Apatosaurus. This specimen is 1.5 metres long

Brachiosaur back vertebra
A specimen of a back vertebra that once belonged to a dinosaur from the Brachiosauridae family. This family of dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous period

Protoceratops eggshell
Fossilized Protoceratops eggshell that was discovered in the Gobi Desert, Mongolia. They date back to around 100 million years ago to the Upper Cretaceous period. Protoceratops was a herbivore

Edmontonia
The collar plates that once belonged to Edmontonia, the armoured herbivorous dinosaur that lived 76 to 78 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous. Fossils have been found in Alberta, Canada

Baryonyx excavations
Team from the Natural History Museum, London at work on the excavation of the dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri at the Ockley brick pit in Surrey, England in June 1983

Dimorphodon macronyx
The fossil skull and lower jaw belonging to Dimorphodon macronyx. It was a giant flying reptile, or Pterosaur that lived during the Lower Jurassic period

Megalosaurus thigh bone
A human thigh-bone figured as item 4 on TAB VIII by Dr. R Plot in The Natural History of Oxfordshire in 1677 is actually a dinosaur thigh-bone, probably Megalosaurus

Gasosaurus was a flesh-eating bipedal dinosaur which lived during the middle Jurassic, about 160 mya. It was up to 4 metres long and 2 metres high with short arms

Megalosaurus jaw
A fragment of a lower jaw that once belonged to the carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus. Throughout a dinosaurs life young teeth pushed up to replace old teeth

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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