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Mosquito in Dominican amberA mosquito in trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule. Figure 90
Proconsul africanusAn illustration of the extinct primate, Proconsul africanus. Like Dendropithecus, they mostly lived in tropical forests in East Africa during the Miocene about 50 million years ago
Anoplotherium commune & gracile, PalaeotheriumSheet 4 of a series of posters called Extinct Animals by Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins c. 1862. This collection of mammals could be found during the Eocene epoch some 50 million years ago
Uintatherium skullSkull measures 740 mm left to right. Uintatherium, a horned ungulate from the mid Eocene of western U.S.A, stood about 1.6m at the shoulder
Eocene London clayEli Marsden Wilsons impression of the Eocene (55 to 34 million years ago) London Clay landscape
Tonguestone (sharks tooth) with lateral denticlesTooth of the extinct shark (Lamna obliqua Agassiz). Specimen orgininating from the London Clay (Eocene), Sheppey, Kent
Gall midge in Baltic amberA gall midge is a fragile mosquito-like fly which produces galls on plants, seen here preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Quercus in amberA male oak tree flower in Baltic amber with a length of 3.7 mm and dating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Image from Amber The Natural Time Capsule page 29 figure 86
Andrewsarchus mongoliencis, Skull castCast of the only known cranium of Andrewsarchus mongoliensis from the Eocene of Irdin Manha, China (original is in the AMNH)
Odontaspis robusta, sand tiger shark teethOdontaspis robusta from the Early Eocene rocks of Abbey Wood, Kent. Anterior teeth (tall, slender) and lateral teeth (triangular) are shown
Aegyptopithecus zeuxisIllustration of an Egyptian Ape by Maurice Wilson. The forerunners of both monkeys and apes. These small arboreal primates lived 35-32 million years ago in the tropical rain forests of northern Egypt
Early Miocene scene in EuropeArtists reconstruction (L to R) Eotragus (4 animals), Brachypotherium, Amphicyon (2 animals), Hyrotherium, Schizotherium (2 animals)
Baltic amber ringA ring containing a long-legged fly Diptera: Brachycera: Dolichopodidae. Amber specimen dates from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
White River scene, late EoceneArtists reconstruction (L to R) Hoplophoneus, Mesohippus, Hyaenodon, Archaeotherium, Poebrotherium, Pseudoprotoceras, Megacerops, Daphoenus, Merycoidodon, Subhyracodon
Fossil shells of the Miocene Tertiary PeriodPlate II from Principles of Geology, being an attempt to explain the former changes of the Earths surface. Vol. 3 1832-33 by Charles Lyell (1797-1875)
Nummulites gizehensis, nummulitesThese fossils are embedded in Eocene limestone from 2km north-east of Gizeh, west of Cairo. Nummulites were single celled animals that lived on the sea bed
Homo heidelbergensis, Boxgrove Man tibiaThe tibia or shin bone of Boxgrove Man (Homo heidelbergensis) discovered in a quarry at Boxgrove, West Sussex, UK. The specimen dates back 500
Homo neanderthalensis, Neanderthal man modelA model reconstruction of a Neanderthal family situated within a cave. Neanderthal lived between 135, 000 to 35, 000 years ago
Rana pueyoi, fossil frogAn 8-6 million year old specimen of a fossil frog from the Late Miocene, Teruel, Spain
Porana oeningen, fossil flowerFossil flower from the late Miocene Tortonian rocks of Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Morning glory family - Convolvulaceae. Specimen from the Van Breda Collection
Clypeaster altus, a fossil echinoidClypeaster altus, 13 cm anterior to posterior, from the Miocene of Malta, oral view
Prosqualodon davidi, skull castCast of the cranium of Prosqualodon davidi from the early Miocene of Tasmania, Australia (original skull no longer exists)
Horse-head engraved on boneLate Pleistocene wild horses head engraved on the right fourth metatarsal bone of a horse, specimen (NHM 38745). Found among horse remains from the Late Magdalenian site of Roc du Courbet, Bruniquel
Acropora, a scleractinian coralBranch, 9 cm long, of the scleractinian coral Acropora from the Pleistocene of Yemen
MilleporaBranching colony, 11 cm in height, of the hydrozoan Millepora from the Pleistocene of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean
Fungia, coralFungia is a free-living scleractinian coral. In this large example, almost 10 cm in diameter, from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Mexican amberPiece of amber from Mexico from the Upper Oligocene about 25 million years old. Donated by Christine Bayliss
Toxodon Platensis, found at SadilloIllustration (p.134) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890
Six million year old fossiliferous rocks located in Emirate of Abu Dhabi
British Museum (Natural History) New Fossil Mammal Gallery PA poster advertising the New Fossil Mammal Gallery Pleistocene Section which opened in 1970. One of the many fossils displayed in the gallery was a Giant Irish Elk, which is depicted in this poster
Australopithecus africanus modelModel of an adult female Australopithecus africanus reconstructed from remains found at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Probably lived about 2.5 million years ago during the Plio-Pleistocene
Skin from a Ground slothThis rare sloth skin, one of the best examples of its kind, was found in a cave in Chile in the early 1900 s
Hoxnian anters, bones & hand axe from SwanscombePart of a deer antler, fragment of elephant bone and flint hand axe all discovered at Swanscombe, Kent, south of the River Thames
Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amberThree Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Flying ant amberA flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period
Cockroach in Baltic amberA cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old
Planthopper bug in Mexican amberDistorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Earwig skin in Baltic amberA shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule
Water bug in amberA water bug preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period
Ant in amberAn ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, 56-34 million years ago
Leafhopper in amberLeafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Scuttle fly in amberA scuttle fly preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene
Alder fly in Baltic amberAlder fly, Megaloptera: Sialoidea in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Chalcid wasp in amberChalcid wasp, Chalcididae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene
Schizomid in amberSchizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old
Snipe flies in amberSnipe flies trapped and preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Dominican copalPiece of Dominican copal. Quaternary less than 2 million years old. Copal can be distinguished from amber by the alcohol test
Scuttle fly in Dominican amberMouldy scuttle fly Diptera:Cyclorrapha:Phoridae, trapped in Dominican amber. Specimen from the Lower Miocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule