Cenozoic Collection (page 5)

Roundworm in Baltic amber
A roundworm (nematode) trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen is from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old. Donated by Arne Urup

Angiosperm flower in amber
A flower trapped and preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period about 20 million years old

Braconid wasp in amber
A braconid wasp preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Cockroach in amber

Porana oeningensis
Rare fossilised flower preserved as a thin film of carbon on the rock. Porana oeningensis, 2 cm wide, from the Miocene of Oeningen, Germany

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

Quercus mediterranea, fossil leaf

Pine cone in Baltic amber
A pine cone in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin. Image taken from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats
Upper Eocene, 35 million year old, piece of Baltic amber with swarm of fungus gnats preserved within. Figure 1 in Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Planthopper bug in Baltic amber
Planthopper bug Hemiptera: Fulgoroidea: Achilidae trapped in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Lacewing in amber
Lacewings from the order Neuroptera are gauzy-winged insects, and seen here preserved inside Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Planthopper in amber
Planthopper preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Damselfly wings in amber
A pair of overlapping Damsel fly wings preserved in Baltic amber. Dating from the Upper Eocene

Fairy fly in Dominican amber

Midge in Baltic amber
Mating pair of biting midges in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Snipe fly in Baltic amber
A snipe fly preserved in Baltic amber with a pseudoscorpion hanging onto its legs. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old

Fossil leaves and thorn of a rose
Leaves of: Rosa hilliiae Lesquereux from the Oligocene period (23-35 million years), Colorado, U.S.A. Thorns of: Rosa penelopes Unger from the Miocene (5-23 million years) Styria, Austria

Mite in baltic amber
A mite trapped in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 35 million years ago

Crane Fly in baltic amber
Crane fly Diptera: Tipulidae, trapped in Baltic amber which has broken off its legs in an attempt to escape. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Scorpion fly
A Scorpion fly, Mecoptera: Bittacidae with a long beak and long antennae, preserved here in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Ants in Dominican amber
Hymenoptera:Aculeata:Formicidae ants in Dominican amber. One is holding the others abdomen with its jaws. Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

Wasp in amber
A digger wasp preserved in in Baltic amber. This specimen originates from the Upper Eocene and was donated by Arne Urup

Scale insect in amber
A scale insect preserved here in Baltic amber. These insects often secrete a protective, waxy covering. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Midges in amber
Pair of copulating midges preserved in Baltic amber accompanied by two air bubbles. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Bristletail in amber
A bristletail, Archaeognatha: Machilidae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Fly in amber

Quercus bract in baltic amber
A bract from the male flower of an oak tree in Baltic amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Social wasp in amber
A social wasp preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene. Donated by Cobra and Bellamy

Moth preserved in Baltic amber
A moth preserved in Baltic amber dating from the Upper Eocene period, about 40 million years old

View of Middle Pleistocene site of Bilzingsleben, Germany
Showing the accumulation of mammal bones and artifacts. Lower Palaeolithic, 400, 000 years old. Photo by Chris Stringer

Megaceros giganteus, giant deer
Head of a female giant deer (Megaceros giganteus) skeleton from the Pleistocene epoch, on display in the Mammals and Whale Gallery at the Natural History Museum, London

Pycnodus zeaformis Longbottom, fish tooth plate
Corn-on-the-cob fish tooth plate from a paratype specimen dating from the Lower or Middle Eocene phosphates; Tamagu?lelt, Gao region, Mali

Terebratula, a fossil brachiopod
The pedicle opening is very clear in this British Pliocene example of Terebratula measuing 6.6 cm in height

Native necklace of fossil foraminifera (Alveolinae)
Native necklace of fossil foraminifera from John Whittakers cabinet, fossils dating from the Eocene Limestone, Sindh, India

Septastraea forbesi, coral
This Pliocene coral from Maryland, USA is 10 cm long and is a fragment of a much larger colony

Sequoia affinis, fossil tree
This specimen of Sequoia affinis is from Florissant, Colorado, USA, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Juglans ventricosa, fossil plant
These specimens of Juglans ventricosa was found in Weisweiter nr Duren, Rhineland, Germany, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sabal comanonis, fossil plant. This specimen is from Axe-en-Provence, France, and is now held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ginko gardneri, maidenhair tree leaf fossil
This fan-shaped ginko florin dates from the Lower Eocene rocks of Mull

Glyptodon, giant armadillo
Skeleton of Glyptodon, meaning carved tooth. The Glyptodon was a mammal which lived between 2 million years ago to around 15, 000 years ago. See image number 1136 for model

Fossilised Macracara prisca, cichlid
This well-preserved, fossil specimen originates from the Lower Tertiary rocks of Brazil, some 65 million years ago

Homo neanderthalensis (Swanscombe 1) Cranium
Three cranial bones discovered at the Barnfield Gravel Pit, Swanscombe, Kent between 1935 and 1955. Both the date and species of these homind remains have been the subject over the last decade or so

Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapace
Depicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A

Heliobatis radians, fossil stingray
Specimen of the fossil stingray (Heliobatis radians) originating from the Eocene rocks of Wyoming, U.S.A. This specimen is around forty-five million years old

Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth toenails
13, 000 year old specimens of ground sloth toenails dating from the Pleistocene, Chile

Sivapithecus & human mandible
A human mandible (on the left) compared with a Sivapithecus mandible. Sivapithecus, an extinct ape from the Miocene, is believed to have lived 9 million years ago

Sivapithecus sivalensis
Fragments of cranium and mandible of an extinct ape-like primate Sivapithecus sivalensis which lived about 8 million years ago. The specimen was discovered in Potwar, Pakistan

Sivapithecus meteai cranial fragment
A lower fragment of the cranium of Sivapithecus meteai showing maxilla, incisors, canine, premolars and molars. This specimen dates back 9 million years and was discovered in Yassorien, Turkey

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