Cretaceous Collection

Iguanodons were herbivorous dinosaurs from the mid-Jurassic to late Cretaceous.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg

Iguanodon
This dinosaur was a large bipedal herbivore which stood 14 feet high and 30 feet long. It lived during the Lower Cretactous around 140 to 110 million years ago

The Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Time of Great Change
The Last Days of the Dinosaurs - Cretaceous Period - a time of great change, about 80 Million Years ago. Illustration by Neave Parker (with the co-operation of Dr. W. E. Swinton)

Pteranodon was a giant flying reptile - a pterosaur - a close relation of the dinosaur. They lived during the Cretaceous period aroun 85 to 75 million years ago. Illustration by Neave Parker

Corythosaurus
The Corythosaurus, meaning Corinthian helmet lizard, was a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76 to 74 million years ago

Triceratops
The three-horned dinosaur which lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago. It grew up to 9 metres in length and fossils have been discovered in USA

Scene in Wealden Times
Scene from the Wealden times, during the Cretacous period. Painting, oil on canvas, by Eli Marsden Wilson (1877-1965), before 1935. Original held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pterodactyl
Drawing of a Pterodactyl, an extinct flying reptile that lived during the Mesozoic era from around 251 millon years ago to 65 million years ago during the time of the K-T extinction

Dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous Period - Alberta, Canada
Dinosaurs of the Upper Cretaceous Period (which began 100.5 million years ago, and ended 66 million years ago) found in the region of Alberta, Canada. Date: circa 90 Million Years BC

Mosasaur, Mosasaurus hoffmannii, extinct genus of carnivorous aquatic lizards.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Pteranodon, large flying pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous period.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg

Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Triassic period. North America, Atlantis, Europe, Asia, Gondwanaland

Extinct Nothosaurus, mid-Triassic period
Nothosaurus, extinct genus of sauropterygian reptile from the shell-bearing limestone seas, mid-Triassic period

Ceratodus latissimus, extinct sarcopterygiian lungfish from mid Triassic to late Cretaceous

Tyrannosaurus rex skeleton
A skeleton of the carnivorous dinosaur, Tyrannosaurus rex at the Natural History Museum

Iguanodon & Megalosaurus
Iguanodon was a bipedal herbivorous dinosaur that lived 140-110 million years ago. Less is known about the Megalosaurus, but it lived a little earlier than Iguanodon as a large carnivorous dinosaur

Euoplocephalus tail club
Euoplocephalus was a heavily armoured ankylosaur dinosaur with a huge tail club formed by two bony knobs fused together. They lived around 71 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous period

Temnocidaris sceptrifera, fossil echinoid
Temnocidaris (Stereocidaris) sceptrifera, 5.5 cm in diameter, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Hertfordshire, England, apical view

Tylosaurus species hunting a Rhynchocephalia species
Tylosaurus, a type of mosasaur, a large, predatory marine lizard from the Cretaceous. In its jaws is an extinct Rhynchocephalia species, Simaedosaurus erquelinensis (Champsosaurus dolloi?)

Theoretical cross-section of geological formations and terrains: granitic, schistose, carboniferous, Triassic, Jurassic, Cretaceous, Supercretaceous, chysmian, pyroide, and volcanic

Hylaeosaurus armatus, extinct herbivorous ankylosaurian dinosaur of the late Valanginian stage of the early Cretaceous. Hylaeosaurus oweni Mantell. Colour printed illustration by F

Battle between a Megalosaurus bucklandii and Iguanodon bernissartensis. Megalosaurus, genus of large meat-eating theropod dinosaurs of the Middle Jurassic

Two battling Dryptosaurus aquilunguis, an extinct species of tyrannosauroid that lived during the latter Cretaceous. Laelaps aquilunguis Cope (Kanguruh-Dinosaurier) im Kampf

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Brontosaurus excelsus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Skeleton of an extinct Rhamphorhynchus genus
Complete skeleton of an extinct long-tailed pterosaur, Rhamphorhynchus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Period - Gobi Desert
Dinosaurs of the Gobi Desert (Russia) of the Cretaceous Period, which spanned 79 million years from the end of the Jurassic Period 145 million years ago

Reconstruction of a Diplodocus, Lower Cretaceous
Reconstruction of a giant dinosaur Diplodocus genus in a swamp lake, North America, Lower Cretaceous. 22m long

Predatory Megalosaurus feeding on a dinosaur corpse
Predatory Megalosaurus dinosaurs, Allosaurusgenus, feeding on the corpse of a large herbivorous animal. North America, Cretaceous

Reconstruction of a Diplodocus, Cretaceous period
Reconstruction of a Diplodocus genus dinosaur in a coniferous and cycad forest, Cretaceous period. About 22m long and 34500kg alive

Skeleton of an extinct Kentrosaurus aethiopicus
Fossil skeleton of an extinct Kentrosaurus aethiopicus (Kentrurosaurus) found in East Africa, Late Jurassic

Reconstruction of an extinct Stegosaurus, North America, Jurassic and Cretaceous period

Extinct Iguanodon bernissartensis
Reconstruction of an extinct Iguanodon bernissartensis, late Barremian to early Aptian, Early Cretaceous

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Iguanodon bernissartensis, late Barremian to early Aptian, Early Cretaceous

Fossil skeleton of an extinct Hesperornis regalis, penguin-like bird of the Campanian era, Late Cretaceous

Reconstruction of extinct Archaeopteryx birds in a Gingko forest. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct giant Pterosaurs, Pterandodon genus, Cretaceous
Extinct giant Pterosaurs, Pterandodon genus, with a 9m wingspan, of the Niobrara sea, North America, Cretaceous period

Triceratops skin detail
Detail of showing skin texture of an animated model of the dinosaur Triceratops created by Kokoro of Japan for the Natural History Museum, London (3/4 scale)

Oviraptor skeleton
This dinosaur is belived to have been an egg thief. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 85 to 75 million years ago. Fossils have been found in Mongolia. Illustration by Jo Konopelko

Psittacosaurus skull
A fossil skull that belonged to the parrot-beaked like dinosaur, Psittacosaurus. It lived during the lower Cretaceous period aroun 120 - 100 million years ago

Ankylosaurus
An animatronic model of the dinosaur Ankylosaurus created by Kokoro Dreams of Japan. This model was on display in the T-Rex Killer Question temporary exhibition from 1st August 2002 to 3rd May 2003

Cycadeoidea marylandica, fossil cycad
144-149 million year old specimen of a cycad from the Early Cretaceous, Maryland, USA

Oviraptor
A model head of an Oviraptor. These dinosaurs are believe to have fed on eggs or shell fish due to the shape of their mouths. They lived 85-75 million years ago and fossils have been found in Mongolia

Triceratops horn
Triceratops which lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago had three horns. It grew up to 9 metres in length and fossils have been discovered in USA

Daspletosaurus teeth
Fossil teeth from the Daspletosaurus, a large carnivorous dinosaur closely related to, but not as big as, the Tyrannosaurus

Parasaurolophus skull
A fossil skull belonging to the dinosaur Parasaurolophus on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This large crested dinosaur lived around 70 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous

Cretaceous chalk seafloor
An artists impression of a Cretaceous (144 to 65 million years ago) hard chalk seafloor, where an ammonite floats above crinoids, sea urchins, brachiopods, molluscs, and a lobster

Magnolia sp. fossil magnolia leaf
A fossil magnolia leaf from the Upper Cretaceous, Senonian, leaf from Harz, Saxony. Specimen 240 mms long

The Country of the Iguanodon
Frontispiece by John Martin from The Wonders of Geology, Volume 1, 1857 by Gideon Mantell (1790-1852). Gideon Mantell was a palaeontologist who discovered Iguanodon fossils in England

Microraptor skeleton
The Microraptor was unique in having feathers. It has only been found in China and dates back to the Lower Cretaceous, 125 to 122 million years ago. It grew to around half a metre in length

Iguanodon skeleton
An illustration of an Iguanodon, a herbivorous dinosaur whose fossil remains have been in many parts of the world making it one of the most successful of all dinosaur species

Deinonychus skeleton
A fast moving pretador that lived duirng the Lower Cretaceous period, 120 to 110 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the USA, being first described by Ostrom, 1969

Lepidotes sp. wealden fish
Fosillised scales and teeth of the wealden fish (Lepidotes) found inside the ribs of the dinosaur Baryonyx walkeri, Surrey

Early Cretaceous landscape, Southern England
Artists impression of an Early Cretaceous (144 to 90 million years ago) landscape in Southern England, with Iguanodon, turtle, and crocodiles

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

Nipponites mirabilis, ammonite
This ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous of Japan displays a loose, tangled coil

Carnotaurus
This was a carnivore that lived during the Lower Cretaceous period, around 70 million years ago. Fossil evidence in the unusual form of skin has been discovered in Argentina

Pachycephalosaurus skull
A fossil skull that once belonged to the dinosaur, Pachycephalosaurus. It features a huge dome of bone which may have protected the brain. The skull is also covered in decorative bony studs

Maiasaura with nest of eggs and hatchlings
An animated model of the dinosaur Miasaura, created by Kokoro Ltd. for the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur whose name meand good mother lizard lived during the Upper Cretaceous 60-85 mya

Hippurites radiosus, rudist mollusc shell
Rudist mollusc shells are elongated molluscs and were also reef builders. Specimen dates from the Late Cretaceous, Des Moulins, Charente, France

Euoplocephalus
A model of Euoplocephalus, one of the armoured plated dinosaurs from the family Ankylosauria. It lived during the Upper Cretaceous period 76 to 70 million years ago

Deinonychus
A model of the Deinonychus, meaning terrible claw. It was a carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the Lower Cretaceous period, around 144 million years ago

Dinosaur footprints at Swanage
Fossilised footprint of a dinosaur dating back to around 135 million years ago from a Purbeck Stone quarry near Swanage, Dorset, UK. Scientists believe that they may have belonged to the Iguanodon

Chalk sea diorama
Diorama of Cretaceous (144 to 65 million years ago) sea floor chalk deposits, and various cephalopods

Cretaceous L scape
Cretaceous landscape with a few animals, birds and reptiles Date: 146-65 million BC

Hypsilophodon skull
Hypsilophodons narrow mouth would have been suitable for picking out soft shoots and leaves. Narrow mouths allow animals to select food with more care. This specimen lived 125 million years ago

Hypsilophodon foot
Hypsilophodons upper foot bones were long and the lower foot thin and flexible, very like todays running birds

Restoration of a landscape in Cretaceous Europe.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Torosaurus latus and Monoclonius, extinct ceratopsid dinosaurs from the late Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Tylosaurus pelor, a type of mosasaur, a large, predatory marine lizard from the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Hylaeosaurus, extinct genus of herbivore from the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Hadrosaur, extinct genus of ground dwelling herbivore from the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Dryptosaurus aquilunguis, extinct genus of primitive tyrannosaur that lived in the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Hesperornis regalis, extinct genus of flightless aquatic birds that lived in the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Triceratops prorsus Marsh, extinct genus of
Triceratops prorsus Marsh. extinct genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur of the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Pteranodon, Nyctodactylus gracilis, extinct reptile from the Cretaceous period.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F

Geosaurus suevicus, an extinct marine crocodyliform.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Teleosaurus, extinct crocodilian carnivore of the Cretaceous.. Colour printed (chromolithograph) illustration by F. John from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1910, Hamburg

Hadrosaurs or duck-billed dinosaurs of the family Hadrosauridae.. Colour printed illustration by Heinrich Harder from Tiere der Urwelt Animals of the Prehistoric World, 1916, Hamburg

Hesperornis regalis, a species of ancient flightless bird of the late Cretaceous period.. Descended from earlier flying birds of the Mesozoic Era

Ichthyornis dispar skeleton.. Woodcut engraving from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

Hesperornis regalis.. Lithograph after an illustration by J. Smit from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

Pteranodon longiceps.. Lithograph after an illustration by J. Smit from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

Tylosaurus proriger.. Lithograph after an illustration by J. Smit from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

Hypsilophodon foxii dinosaurs and flying pterodactyls.. Lithograph after an illustration by J. Smit from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

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