Fossilised Collection (page 13)

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

Crinoidal limestone

Edmontosaurus regalis skeleton
Fossil skeleton of Edmontosaurus regalis in its death position still half buried in sandstone rock. Dates back to the Upper Cretaceous perido, about 71 million years old. Discovered in Alberta, Canada

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

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

Proceratosaurus fossil skull
A fossil skull that belonged to Proceratosaurus, a carnivorous, dinosaur from the suborder of Theropods that lived during the Middle Jurassic period around 169 - 164 mya

Psaronius, tree fern
Polished section through the trunk of the tree fern Psaronius, width approximately 15 cm, from Chemnitz, Garmany, dating back to the Permian period, 250 - 299 million years ago

Mesosaurus tenuidens fossil
Anterior portion of skeleton of the extinct reptile, Mesosaurus tenuidens gervais from the Karoo Formation, Griqualand West, South Africa. Cast of the type specimen

Pemmatites, lithistid sponge
This sponge originates from the Permian rocks of the Artic island of Spitzbergen

Pseudocrinites magnificus, cystoid
This specimen is a rare fossil Cystoid. They belonged to the echinoderms and diversified greatly in the Silurian, but became extinct by the Permian

Ankylosaur skin nodule
This nodule would have been attached to the dinosaurs back by its flat base with the broad ridge providing protection. The Ankylosaurs were a family of dinosaurs characterised by thick bony plated

Leonaspis coronata, trilobite
One of the smaller trilobites growing to a maximum length of 2cm. The spines have been well-preserved in this specimen

Polacanthus skin impression
Knobbly skin impression from the armoured dinosaur, Polacanthus. This dinosaur lived around 125 million years ago during the Lower Cretaceous. Its fossils have been found in the Isle of Wight, UK

Iridomyrmex geinitzi, ants in amber
This specimen is Baltic amber with ants trapped and preserved inside. Ants frequently got caught in the pine resins that were destined to become amber

Paranthropus boisei (based on OH5)
Illustration by Maurice Wilson of a three-quarter view of Paranthropus boisei, a robust australopithecus which lived in Southern and Eastern Africa

Heterodontosaurus skull
The skull of a Heterodontosaurus dinosaur that lived around 105 million years ago. It was discovered in South Africa and measures 10 cms in length. The total body lengh would have been 90 cms

Lycoptera, bony fish fossil
Fossil of a bony fish found in jurassic China, 206-142 million years ago

Calamites sp. cast of trunk
Natural cast of trunk interior of Calamites sp. Approximately 40 cm in length. Curvature indicates that this specimen comes from near the base of the tree. Dates back to the late carboniferous period

Cheirolepis, fossil fish
A fossil fish from the Old Red Sandstone with minute square scales and a single dorsal fin

Marskea jurassica, conifer
A Middle Jurassic conifer shoot on a fallen block from the cliffs near Whitby, North Yorkshire

Collecting fossils on a field trip to Compton Bay on the Isle of Wight

Onychiopis mantelli, fossil fern
This fossil fern originates from Sussex, England

Kosmoceras acutistriatum, ammonite
This Jurassic ammonite from Wiltshire, England occurs in a fine-grained shale, but has been severely flattened. However, the original lustre of the shell has been retained

Palaeontologist at work
A palaeontologist unearths a fossil specimen using a geologists hammer

Cyclophthalmus senior, insect
A scorpion-like terrestrial insect dating from the Carboniferous to the present

Archaeopteris hibernica, fossilised tree
A fossilised early tree (Archaeopteris hibernica) from the Upper Devonian, first thought to have been a fern frond. The lower section of the branch bears looses cones. Specimen from Kilkenny, Ireland

The Palaeontology Wing at The Natural History Museum, London
The Palaeontology wing extending to the east of the main Museum frontage, was opened in May 1977 it provides 10, 000 square meters of floor area over seven floors for the study

Jet ornament is similar to amber in texture and to coal in appearance. Jet is fossilised timber of a variety of Araucaria - similar to todays monkey puzzle trees

Sauropod skin impression
Dinosaurs belonging to the suborder of Sauropods (Sauropoda) like diplodocus had a relatively smooth skin covered in scales of different sizes

Dizgocrinus mon, fossil crinoid
This fossil crinoid or sea-lily originates from the limestones of Keokuk, Lowa, USA

Neuropteris, seed fern
Shown here is the Carboniferous seed fern plant, Neuropteris

Didymograptus murchisoni, graptolite
This is an Ordovician tuning-fork shaped graptolite from Wales. Graptolites are an extict group of marine, colonial animals

Cymatophlebia longialata, fossil dragonfly

Excavations at Piltdown circa 1913
Charles Dawson (left) and Dr A Smith Woodward (right)

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

Tsintaosaurus
This dinosaur duck-billed and herbivorous. It lived around 70 million years ago during the upper Cretaceous period. It grew up to 8 metres in length and about 4 metres wide

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

Mammuthus primigenius, woolly mammoth

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

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

Symmetrocapulus, limpet
Fossilised specimen of a limpet found in the Jurassic limestone of Les Moutiers en Cinglais, France. 206-142 million years old

Plateosaurus
A fossil reconstruction of the hand and lower leg bones belonging to the dinosaur, Plateosaurus. These dinosaurs were wer herbivorous and may have used these sharp claws for defence

Fossilised Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanth
Fossilised specimen of the coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) found in Upper Jurassic, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria

Glossopteris linearis, fossil leaves
Fossil leaves which lived as a deciduous bushy plant, preserved on a bedding plane of Permian siltstone (Old Agfa film - not possible to duplicate)

Angelina, stretched trilobite
Angelina grew up to a length of 6cm. The thorax was made up of 15 segements with spines. Trilobites were arthropods and had exoskeletons as crustaceans, spiders and insects do today

Edmontosaurus laboratory work
Palaeontologists working on the dinosaur, Edmontosaurus. Applying a resin solution hardener to consolidate and protect freshly prepared fossil bones; here the ankle

Workers at Piltdown

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping