Cretaceous Collection (page 4)

Gallimimus
Outline illustration of a Gallimimus

Gonioteuthis, a fossil belemnite
Guard of the belemnite Gonioteuthis, 8 cm long, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Salisbury, England

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

Hoplites, fossil ammonite
Hoplites, a stongly-ribbed Cretaceous ammonite. This 7.8 cm wide specimen is from the Cretaceous of Southern England

A fossil Cataceramus
Cataceramus is a subgenus of the genus Inoceramus, a bivalve that became extinct toward the end of the Cretaceous period

Ichthyornis dispar, cretaceous bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson (c. 1950)

Dinosaur coprolites
Fossilised faecal droppings of a dinosaur (probably Titanosaurus) with plant debris on the surface. From the Upper Cretaceous of India

Hesperornis regalis, cretaceous bird
Painting by Maurice Wilson (c. 1950)

Nostroceras, ammonite

Maorites densicostatus, ammonite
This flat-shelled ammonite dates from the Lower to Middle Campanian of the Upper Cretaceous, Vega Island, Graham Land, Antarctica

Tylocidaris clavigera (Konig), sea-urchin
This sea-urchin has highly characteristic club-like spines and is 80-83m yrs old. Specimen originates from the Upper Cretaceous Upper Chalk, S. England

Maiasaura with young
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

Maiasaura
Outline illustration of a Maiasaura

Orodromeus
Outline illustration of an Orodromeus

Tenontosaurus
Outline illustration of a Tenontosaurus

Centrosaurus
Outline Illustration of a Centrosaurus

Troodon
Outline illustration of a Troodon

Stramentum, a fossil barnacle
Cretaceous goose-necked barnacle Stramentum from the Chalk of Kent, England, about 2 cm wide

Ventriculites, sponge
A Cretaceous flint broken open to reveal the sponge Ventriculites with a root-like base

Sphecidae sp. digger wasp
Shown here is a fossilized wing of a digger wasp. This specimen is around about 130 million years old and originates from the Cretaceous rock of Surrey, England

Diplodocus & Triceratops

Pachyrhinosaurus
This dinosaur, whose name means thick nosed lizard was a herbivore living during the Upper Cretaceous period, 76-74 million years ago

Uintacrinus, stemless crinoid
A black and white photograph of a stemless crinoid, which dates from the Cretaceous. Crinoids have five or more feathery arms radiating from a central disc

Gallimimus, Tyrannosaurus & Diplodocus
Gallimimus (top left). This was a 6 metre long omnivore which lived 74 mya. Tyrannosaurus (top right), the famous carnivore lived 67 mya, and Diplodocus (bottom)

Iguanodon atherfieldensis
This is one of the most complete skeletons of an Iguanodon discovered in the British Isles. It was collected by R.W. Hardy in 1917 in the shales on the Isle of Wight

Diplodocus, Euoplocephalus & Hypsilophodon
Euoplocephalus (top left). This was an armoured herbivore living 76 mya. Hypsilophodon (tor right) was an earlier, bipedal herbivore which lived 125 mya

Dinner in the Iguanodon model
An engraving of a dinner being held at the Crystal Palace inside the first full sized model of an Iguanodon made by Waterhouse Hawkins in 1853

Petrified conifer trunk
Containing precious opal, width approx. 10 cm, discovered at White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia. Dates back to the Late Cretaceous period

Iguanodon reconstruction by Gideon Mantell

Iguanodon model, 1990s
Studies show that the weight of Iguanodons body was counterbalanced by the heavy tail and that it was able to move on two or four legs. They lived between 140 and 110 million years ago

Hypsilophodon leg
Cross section model to show how Hypsilophodons large, strong leg-moving muscles were concentrated on the thigh and hip to allow the long lower leg to swing fast through a long stride

Iguanodon model at Crystal Palace
A concrete model of the Iguanodon, as conceived by Professor Sir Richard Owen. It is located in the grounds of Crystal Palace, London and was worked on by Waterhouse Hawkins and Joseph Paxton in 1854

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

Iguanodon atherfieldensis skull
The skull belonging to Iguanodon atherfieldensis measuring 450mm long. The fossil was discovered along with a complete skeleton in Brook Bay, Isle of Wight and collected by R.W. Hardy in 1917

Credneria triacuminata
A fossil leaf of Credneria triacuminata. Large leaves are indicative of humid tropical climates. This specimen is approximately 17cms wide, it was found in Heidelberg

Deinocheirus
A pair of arms complete with 30 cm claws on each hand once belonging to Deinocheirus, an Upper Cretactous carnivorous dinosaur. This specimen was discovered in Mongolia

Triceratops skull
Side view of a Triceratops skull on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This specimen has moved from this location and can now be seen in the Dinosaur Gallery

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