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Endoceras cancellatum, nautiloidA long-shelled fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Australopithecus boisei (OH5) & Homo habilis (OH24) craniaTwo cranium casts of: (left) Australopithecus boisei known as OH5 and (right) homo habilis known as OH24. Both original specimens were discovered within Bed 1 at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania
Homo sapiens cranium (Liujiang 1)Frontal view of a cast of (Qafzeh 6), a homo sapiens cranium with dentition. Discovered at Djebel Kafzeh, Israel by R. Neuville & M. Stekelis, 1934. Middle Palaeolithic 250, 000-35, 000 BP
Brachyphyllum princeps, fossil plantThis specimen of Brachyphyllum princeps is from Solenhofen Limestone, Bavaria, Germany
Pachycephalosaurus skullA 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
Sphenopteris laurenti, fossil fernThis specimen dates from the Middle Coal Measures, Carboniferous, Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England. The frond is 9 cms long
Fossil bearing rocks, Abu Dhabi6 million years old sandstone, fossil bearing rocks. Emirate of Abu Dhabi
Kodonophyllum truncatum, fossil coralKodonophyllum truncatum (Linne) from the Silurian period, Dudley, West Midlands, England
Ichthyosaurus communis
Rana pueyoi, fossil frogAn 8-6 million year old specimen of a fossil frog from the Late Miocene, Teruel, Spain
Porana oeningen, fossil flowerFossil flower from the late Miocene Tortonian rocks of Oeningen, Baden, Germany. Morning glory family - Convolvulaceae. Specimen from the Van Breda Collection
Dinosaur footprints at SwanageFossilised 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
Five bivalve fossils(Top) Chlamys fibrosa; (Centre left) Chlamys splendens; (Centre right) Perampliata ampliata; (Lower left) Mytilus ungulatus; (Lower right) Trigonia reticulata
Alethopteris lonchitica, fossil seed fernShown here is a frond of the seed fern Alethopteris, specimen originating from Carboniferous rocks near Barnsley, England
Clypeaster altus, a fossil echinoidClypeaster altus, 13 cm anterior to posterior, from the Miocene of Malta, oral view
Syringopora, fossil coralSilicified colony of the tabulate coral Syringopora from the British Carboniferous. The tubular corallites are about 2 mm in diameter
Heliolites, coralSmall colony, 4 cm wide, of the tabulate coral Heliolites from the Silurian of England
Ichthyosaurus communis, lias, Lyme Regis, Dorsetshire coast, a view of a fossilised dinosaur. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
Fern Impressions in Carboniferous Shales, Hutton Colliery - a view of a rock exposed to show fossilised ferns inside. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
Extracrinus Briareds, Lias, Lyme Regis - a close in view of a fossilised rock from England. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s
Submarine forest, nr Birkenhead - large areas of scattered fossilised trees.. Part of Box 12 Boswell collection. Counties of England. Date: circa 1900
Spain. La Rioja. Ihnite sites. Valdebrajes. Footprint of Coelurosauria
Dorsal & Ventral Isotelus platycephalusSyntype (?Holotype by monotypy) of Asaphus, now Isotelus platycephalus (Stokes, 1824) Ordovician, Black River Group; St Josephs Island, Lake Huron, Ontario Bigsby Colln. Date: 1824
Conodont, Hindeodus cristulusHindeodus cristulus Microscopic fossils from the Carboniferous period, Vis顮 (Avonian), Middle Hosie Limestone; near Pittenweem, Fife, Scotland. (Scale bar = 171 microns
Turanophlebia, fossil dragonflyWith a wingspan close to 7 cm, Turanophlebia is one of several dragonflies rrecorded from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria
DamselflySpecimen held in the Natural History Museum Paleontology Department. This specimen is 34 million years old, and was found in Florissant, Colorado. This species is now extinct
Acropora, a scleractinian coralBranch, 9 cm long, of the scleractinian coral Acropora from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumberStaurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England
Palaeocoma egertoni, a fossil ophiuroidPalaeocoma egertoni, with arms 4.5 cm long, from the Jurassic of Dorest, England
Asterias gaveyi, a fossil starfishAsterias gaveyi, the oral surface, with an arm stretch of 18 cm, from the Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England
Actinocrinites sp. a fossil crinoidActinocrinites has a calyx which is conical and elongated and a rigid, domed tegmen made of numberous small plates. The calyx is monocyclic, I.e. a basal circle of plates supports the radial circlet
MilleporaBranching colony, 11 cm in height, of the hydrozoan Millepora from the Pleistocene of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean
Ailsacrinus prattii, 3.4 cm wide, from the Jurassic of Bath, England, showing the underside of the calyx and arms
Trimerus, a fossil trilobiteFully preserved, 10 cm long specimen of the Silurian trilobite Trimerus
Fungia, coralFungia is a free-living scleractinian coral. In this large example, almost 10 cm in diameter, from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Deltoblastus, a fossil blastoidDeltoblastus, 1.5 cm in diameter, from the Permian of Timor. side view
Globoblastus sp. a fossil blastoidBlastoids are small echinoderms that consist of a stem, a calyx and arms. The calyx contained the soft body parts of the animal and is pyramidal to globular in shape
Isocrinus robustus, a fossil crinoidThe stalked crinoid Isocrinus robustus, 14 cm tall, from the Lower Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England, showing the calyx and arms
Castericystis vali, a fossil CarpoidCastericystis vali, 7 cm long with juvenile 0.8 cm long attached at the bottom of the stele, from the Middle Cambrian of Utah
Epidiceras speciosum (Munster), internal cast of bivalveSteinkern (internal cast) of a bizarrre rudist bivalve from the Jurassic period. Specimen from the Upper Kimmeridgian rocks, Kelheim, Bavaria, Germany
Daspletosaurus teethFossil teeth from the Daspletosaurus, a large carnivorous dinosaur closely related to, but not as big as, the Tyrannosaurus
Iguanodon femurA fossil femur, or thigh bone that once belong to the bipedal herbivorous dinosaur, Iguanodon. This specimen shows marks where muscles were once attached to the bone
Crystal apple - cystoid echinodermNHM E10. Echinosphaerites aurantium (Gyllenhall). Ordovicain, Popouka, St Petersburg, Russia
The Extinct Animals model-room at the Crystal Palace, SydenhThese life sized models were based on the fossilised remains of the original animals, and allowed people to imagine their true scale. Date: 31st December 1853
Hoylake, Merseyside - Submerged (Petrified) Forest Date: circa 1910s
Mexican amberPiece of amber from Mexico from the Upper Oligocene about 25 million years old. Donated by Christine Bayliss
Psiloceras planorbis, nacreous ammoniteThese specimens of Psiloceras planorbis are Britains earliest ammonites. Part of the William Smith collection
Calyptrella tenuissimaGlass sponge fossil which died on the seabed 80 million years ago