Cenozoic Collection (page 3)

Lacewing larva in amber
Lacewing larva preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Upper premolar of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensis
Upper premolar of an exinct rhino found during the Boxgrove excavation. Boxgrove is a Middle Pleistocene site in West Sussex, England

Roman lamp and fossil brachiopod
PDT replica of roman lamp and the fossil brachiopod (Terebratula maxima Charlesworth) from the Pliocene. Coralline Crag. Park Pit, Sudbourne Park, Suffolk

Coelodonta antiquitatis, woolly rhinoceros
Fossil horn specimen from the extinct woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)

Tonguestone (sharks tooth)
A sharks tooth from the species Oxyrhina. Specimen originates from the Globigerina Limestone, Miocene period, NW Malta

Quaternary fissure breccia
Watercolour drawing of a fissure breccia from the Quaternary period (Pleistocene Epoch or Ice Age), fossilised with mammalian bones. From a collection of original watercolour drawings, c

Pachyornis elephantopus, heavy-footed moa
Skeleton of a heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) specimen found in New Zealand during the Holocene period (10, 000 to present). See also T25118

Pachyornis elephantophus, moa bird
The giant extinct bird seen here is a Moa and is about 5000 years old, found exclusively in New Zealand

Picea excelsa, fossilised spruce cone
Shown here is the fossilised cone of (Picea excelsa), a spruce tree dating from the Pleistocene and approximately 500, 000 years old. Originates from Cromer Forest, Mundesley, Norfolk, UK

Pattalophyllia sp. coral
This species of gill-like coral dates from the Middle Eocene, Harteuille, France c. 41-49 million years old

Rhus stellariaefolia, rhus
A fossilized leaf from the flowering plant Rhus (Rhus stellariaefolia) approximately 11cm long. This specimen was discovered in Colorado, U.S.A and dates back to the Late Eocene

Chespecten jeffersonius, scallop
Specimen of the scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius), this shell originated from the Miocene era, some 23-7 million years ago. Maryland, USA

Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemur
Skull of the giant lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. The giant lemur was roughly gorilla-sized and lived as recently as 2, 000 year ago. Specimen dates from the Quaternary, near Ampoza, S.W Madagascar

Eoliths from Israel. Crude stone pebbles found in Lower Pleistocene contexts; once thought to be the work of human agency, but now generally regarded as natural products

Mesohippus

Lower cheek teeth of fossil horse
Shown here are the lower cheek teeth of the extinxt horse, Equus. Equus was a high-crowned grazing species and lived about 200, 000 years ago

Tail of a Glyptodon
The Glyptodon, a massive fully armoured mammal that lived during the Pleistocene period. Remains have been discovered in Argentina

Plesiadapis fodinatus, primate
Left section of a mandible of the primate, Plesiadapis fondinatus. Specimen dates from the Late Paleocene, silver coulee Quarry, Park County, Wyoming, USA

Populus latior
A fossilized leaf (11 cms wide) of Populus latior, once a large flowering tree which shed many leaves during its life span

Hand-Axes

Fossilised Eocene crab
Unidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old

Rana species, fossil frog
Specimen originates from soft Miocene shale from Spain. Skeletal anatomy preserved in its entirety with an outline of the soft parts clearly visible. This specimen measures 12 cms long

Jaw of Stephanorhinus hemitoechus, the narrow-nosed rhinocer
Lower jaw of a narrow-nosed rhinoceros, Stephanorhinus hemitoechus dating back to the Pleistocene, 1.8 million years to 10, 000 years ago. This specimen was unearthed in Ilford, Essex, England

Palaeocene volcanic landscape, Antrim
An artists impression of Palaeocene (65 to 54.8 million years ago) volcanic landscape in Antrim, Northern Ireland, Britain

Homo erectus, Acheulian man
An illustration of a lakeside campsite 400, 000 years ago of Acheulian man (Homo erectus) in the Quaternary Hoxnian Interglacial period, Lower Palaeolithic

Pleistocene Britain, Swanscombe waterhole
Diorama of Pleistocene (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago) waterhole in Swanscombe, Kent, Britain, with elephant, fallow deer, rhinoceros, bear, bison, and man living in open grassland. See image 405

Fossil shells
A selction of Mediterranean and Arctic shells from the Pliocene and Pleistocene crag of East Anglia

Mammuthus primigenius, woolly mammoth

Fossilised Tellinella rostralis, tellin bivalve
Fossilised specimen of a Tellin bivalve from Ecocene Belgium, 58 million years ago. Bivalves are hinged molluscs which first appeared in the Middle Cambrian some 500 million years ago

Sivapithecus indicus
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of Sivapithecus indicus, thick coated enamelled apes from Turkey and Indo-Pakistan dating from 13 million years ago

Homo neanderthalensis (Kebarah) burial site
Burial site of Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis), 60, 000 years old from the Pleistocene, Kabara, Israel. On display in From the Beginning, Gallery 63

Insect in amber
An Eocene centipede trapped in Baltic amber about 35-40 million years old. Amber is a natural, translucent fossil resin

Lates gracilis, bony fish
Specimen of an Eocene bony fish (lates gracilis)

Pleistocene hunters
An illustration of a hominid hunting party with mammoths and rhinosauruses uring the Pleistocene period, 1.8 million years ago - 11, 000 years ago

Pleistocene Britain
An artists impression of Britain at the time of the penultimate glaciation, from space during the Pleistocene period (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago)

Chrysopilus sp. fossil fly in amber
This Baltic amber specimen is Oligocene and from East Prussia. It has been polished to make a pendant with the beautifully preserved fly as a centre piece

Abliguritor niger, fossil spider in amber
This Oligocene spider, about 1 cm long, is encased in amber from the Baltic

Acer trilobatum, miocene maple seeds
Miocene maple seeds originating from an Acer trilobatum

Coeloria labyrinthifor, fossil brain coral
In this polished section of a Miocene brain coral, from Antigua, long meandering corallites with thin septa form a dense meshwork. The specimen measures 8 cm across

Fossilised Archaeogeryon peruvianus, Miocene crab
Fossilised specimen of the Miocene crab (Archaeogeryon peruvianus). Nicknamed Edward Scissorhands, this crab lived some 22 million years ago off the shores of South America

Sabal lamanonis Brongniart
A fossil palm frond from Aix en Provence, France. It is recorded as Upper Eocene, about 45 and 55 million years ago. This specimen is 32 cm long. The specimen number is V16880

Typhis pungens, gastropod

Insects in copal
Two flies trapped in copal from East Africa - Rhagio sp. and Chrysopilus sp. Specimens date from modern to pleistocene (2 million years ago). Copal is a more mature form of amber

Nummulites gizehensis, giant foraminiferan
Shown here is a giant foraminiferan originating from the Eocene of Egypt. Foraminifera are amoeba-like, single-celled protistids and can still be found in abundance today

Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon
Fossil skeleton from the Middle Eocene, Lutetian, Oil Shale from Messel near Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. From the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Fossil bat

Piltdown Stegodon tooth
Piltdown, Sussex item E.620, part of a molar tooth of the extinct mammal Stegodon, of the Pliocene to the Pleistocene epochs. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

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