Fossilised Collection (page 7)

Paranthropus robustus cranium (SK46)
Frontal view of a cast of an adult, probably female, cranium, crushed, with half of braincase, portion of face, palatinum and maxilla. Discovered at Swartkrans, South Africa by Robert Broom and J.T

Homo rudolfensis cranium (KNM - ER 1470)
Homo habilis cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 131, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 1470 (1st reconstruction). Three-quarter view. Scale in cms

Dunkleosteus terrelli, fish
Head (larger specimen) and dorsal trunk plate of this placoderm fish seen in dorsal view originating from the Upper Devonian, Cleveland, Ohio

Homoeosaurus maximiliani
A fossil specimen of Homoeosaurus maximiliani, a Sphenodontid lizard which dates back to the Triassic period. This specimen was discovered at the Kimeridgian Lithographic stone, Kelheim, Bavaria

Charles Hazelius Sternberg (1850-1943)
Portrait of Charles Hazelius Sterrnberg, an American fossil collector and amateur paleontologist

Homo habilis cranium (KNM - ER 1813)
Homo habilis cranium discovered by K. Kimeu (1973) at Koobi Fora, Area 123, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 1813. Dated at around 1.8 million years old. Front view. Scale in cms

The Piltdown (Skull) Gravel Pit
The site where the Pitdown specimens were claimed to have been discovered (1912-1915). Photograph believed to have been taken during the winter of 1913

Baryonyx fossil remains
Plan of the crazy paving of blocks containing Baryonyx bones at the brick pit excavation site at Ockley, Surrey, UK. This was excavated in 1983 where a Baryonyx specimen was discovered

Late archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Skhul 9)
The cranium of late archaic Homo sapiens known as Skhul 9 discovered at the Skhul Cave, Israel. This specimen dates to back 105, 000 years ago

Eomyctophum koraense
A fossiled fish originating from the Oligocene epoch, 37-24 million years ago. Found in Delatyn, East Galica, Ukraine

Homo sapiens cranium (UC 101)
Skull UC 101 discovered at the upper cave (Shandingdong), Zhoukoudian, China. This specimen belonging to Modern Homo sapiens dates back to 30, 000 years ago

Cetiosauriscus stewarti
A fossil front left foot belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years

Barkham Avenue, Piltdown, Sussex
View looking down the drive c. 1912, including from left to right, Venus Hargreaves, Arthur Smith Woodward (with the goose Chipper), Charles Dawson, and Robert Kenward Snr

Tubicaulis africanus, tree fern
Common plants of the Palaeophytic. Part of a petrified trunk of the tree fern Tubicaulis africanus, approximately 14cm wide, from the Permian Period, Tanganyika, Africa

Burmese amber
A large specimen of Burmese amber measuring 50 cms left to right

Sauropod excavation, 1982

Chrysobotris, fossil beetle
An early Cretaceous fossil beetle from the Lithographic Limestone, Lerida, Spain

Adriosaurus suessi
Neocomian fossil lizard from the Isle of Lesina, Dalmatia

Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus: Head only
From the Lower Jurassic, Lyme Regis, Dorset. This specimen is the first articulated plesiosaur ever found and one of Mary Annings greatest discoveries

Searching for the Piltdown Man

Ardeosaurus brevipes, a Jurassic lizard
A cast of the type skeleton of Ardeosaurus brevipes a fossil reptile from the Lithographic Limestone, Kimmeridgian, Workerstzell, Bavaria, Germany. Dating back the Upper Jurassic period about 150 mya

Ursus speleaus, great cave bear
Fig. 28 from A History of British Fossil Mammals and Birds, by Sir Richard Owen (1804-1892), published in 12 parts, 1844-1846

Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus: Head and neck
From the Lower Jurassic, Lyme Regis, Dorset. This specimen is the first articulated plesiosaur ever found and one of Mary Annings greatest discoveries

Cetiosauriscus stewarti fossil teeth
Fossil teeth belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years

Rhamphorynchus longiceps
A fossil Jurassic pterosaur from the Lithographic Stone, Eichstatt, Germany

Tyrannosaurus rex teeth
Partly grown tooth in centre shows serrated edges which helped cut through mrat fibres. Fully grown tooth on right shows some worn serrations near the tip

Pelorosaurus teeth
These robust chopping teeth from Pelorosaurus, a sauropod, show where the outer enamel has been worn away by constant chopping at plants. This dinosaur lived 130 to 112 million years ago

Fossil collecting equipment
Including: tools for developing, brushes for cleaning, sieve for extracting fossils from clay, hand-lens, tools for extracting, and helmet and goggles for protection

Pterichthyodes, fossil fish
Specimen about 370 million years old from the Devonian period with a paper model built by Hugh Miller (1802-56) to help in the understanding of this fossil fish

Limacina mercinensis, holoplanktonic mollusc
Fossilised specimens of Holoplaktonic molluscs found in early Eocene, London Clay at Highgate, London. 58 million years old

Proterozoic ocean floor
A restoration of Proterozoic ocean floor with bun-shaped stromatolites

Photomicrograph: Acanthomorph acritarch, microfossil

Palaeosmunda williamsonii, fern
Petrified trunk of the fern Palaeosmunda williamsonii, approximately 4cm wide, from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, dating back to the Permian Period, about 250 - 299 million years ago

Homo neanderthalensis cranium (Tabun 1)
Front view of the skull of a female Homo neanderthalensis discovered at Tabun at Mt. Carmel, Israel. The specimen known as Tabun 1 dates back to around 100, 000 year ago

Rhynchosaurus skull
This skull measuring 78mm belongs to an extinct genus of reptile called Rhynchosaurus. It lived during the Triassic period and fossils have been found in Africa, Europe and Brazil

Columber kargi

Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus skeleton
From the Lower Jurassic, Lyme Regis, Dorset. This is the first articulated plesiosaur ever found and one of Mary Annings greatest discoveries. Length 2.9 meters

Geosaurus gracilis
The fossil skeleton of the Geosaurus gracilis, an extinct aquatic crocodylian which lived during the Upper Jurassic and Lower Cretaceous periods

Pliosaurus ferox tooth
A fossil tooth that once belonged to the extinct carnivorous marine reptile, Pliosaurus ferox that lived during the Jurasic period

Copal with honey bee
A piece of East African copal with a honey bee, Apis mellifera preserved inside it. Specimen is less than 2 million years old

Mayfly in Baltic amber
A well-preserved Mayfly, Ephemeroptera: Heptageniidae in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Stone age horse
A plastic replica of amber stone age horse carving. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule fig. 23

Pine wood with resin filled cavity
A piece of pine wood with a resin filled cavity inside. Fossilised resin becomes amber. Figure 4 from Amber The Natural Time Capsule

Sigillaria mamillaris (Brongniart), Lycopod
Part of a stem of a Sigillaria mamillaris, a lycopod, a Carboniferous plant. Upper Carboniferous; Darton, near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, Range: Genus, Carboniferous-Permian, Species, Westphalian

Angiosperm leaf in Baltic amber
Eudaphniphyllum leaf in preserved Baltic amber, dating from the Upper Eocene, about 35 million years old. Amber is fossilised tree resin

Australopithecus africanus cranium & mandible (Sts 5)
Cast reconstruction of cranium & mandible belonging to Australopithecus africanus discovered at Sterkfontein by Dr Robert Broom and J.T. Robinson in April 1947

Baltic amber with caddis fly
A Caddis fly, Trichoptera preserved in Baltic amber. The cracks in the amber are filled with crystals of iron pyrite. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene

Orchid bee in copal
Orchid bee in Colombian copal (a younger stage of amber). Probabaly less than 2 million years old. Donated by Miguel Caycedo

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