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Lacewing larva in amberLacewing larva preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene
Agnostid trilobite of Cambrian age, found in deep water. It is a blind trilobite of only a few millimetres long, with only two thoracic segments
Conodont fossilsScanning electron microscope image of fossils from the Devonian period of northern Estonia, about 465 Ma old ( x 4.2). These creatures are still a mystery to paleontologists
Homo erectus cranium (Ngandong 12)The cranium (cast) of a young adult male discovered at Ngandong on the Solo River terrace near Randublatung, Java. It was excavated by C. ter Haar and team in 1931-33. This specimen dates back c
Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave 139) maxillaeAdult modern human maxillae excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, (Creswellian)
Plaster models of conodontsFrom top left Ancyrodella, Gnathodus, Polygnathus, Cavusgnathus, Polygnathoides and Oistodus. These models were produced by Christain Hurfurth under the direction of Dr Klaus Muller
Homo sapiens (Goughs Cave 22 / 87)Adolescent human maxillae excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar, Somerset dated at around 14, 000 to 12, 000 years old, (Creswellian)
Homo sapiens cranium (Omo 2)Frontal view of a cranium belonging to Archaic Homo sapiens dating back to 130, 000 years ago. This specimen is a cast of the skull known as Omo 2 discovered in 1967 at the Omo River, Ethiopia
Aulacostephanus autissiodorensis, ammoniteShown here is an Upper Jurassic macroconch (larger form) ammonite. Despite some damage to the shell, the fine ribbing is still apparent
Homo sapiens cranium (Border Cave 1)Lateral view of cast of a Homo sapiens skull discovered at Liujiang (or Liukiang), Kwangsi Province, China by farm workers in 1958. Upper Pleistocene 130, 000-12, 000 BP
OstracodsSmall arthropods with two valves. These examples are Jurassic in age
Myophorella incurva, steinkern of bivalveOsses Ed - steinkern or internal cast of bivalve Myophorella incurva (J. de C. Sowerby) originating from thePortland Oolite, Portland
Gryphaea incurva, oysterFossil oyster also known as the Devils Toenail, specimen from the Lower Lias, Gloucestershire
Dactylioceras commune, snakestone ammoniteSnakestone ammonite (Dactylioceras commune) (J. Sowerby) a lectotype specimen from Toarcian, Upper Liassic, Bifrons Zone, Whitby, U.k
Concretions with ammonites (saligrams)
HesperocyonFossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department
Actinoceras sp. nautiloidAn extinct, long-shelled or orthoconic marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Polygonal corallitesThe simple, polygonal corallites of favosites are well seen in this 6 cm high polished block from the Devonian of south-west England
Calymene blumenbachii, locust trilobiteSpecimens of locust tribolites (Calymene blumenbachii) from Silurian, Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, West Midlands
Lepidotes mantelli Agassiz, lepidotes tooth plate
Belemnite longitudinal section to show phragmoconeA longitudinal section of a belemnite (Acrocoelites vulgaris) from Toarcian, Alum Shales, Ravenscar, Yks; unreg
Sinospirifer sp. stone swallow (Shih-yen) brachiopodsA collection of stone swallow (Shih-yen) brachiopods from the Devonian rocks of China
Leedsichthys problematicusFossilised tail of a Leedsichthys problematicus, the giant Middle Jurassic fish which is the largest fish known to have ever inhabited the Earths oceans
Hexagonella, bryozoanA 5 cm long branch of Hexagonella from the Permian of Australia. This cystoporate bryozoan has polygonal subcolonies bounded by ridges
Side view of a Baryonyx snoutBaryonyx was a carnivorous dinosaur that lived during the Lower Cretaceous period around 125 million years ago. Photographed by Phil Crabb
Helminthochiton muscronatusFossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department
Remopeurides, a fossil trilobiteProbably planktonic, Remopeurides is a small trilobite - this Scottish Ordovician example being less than 2 cm long - with an inflated glabella
MetaldetesA small block of limestone, 5 cm across, from the Cambrian of South Australia, containing sectioned specimens of the archaeocyathan sponge Metaldetes
Brachiopods mounted with Chinese medicinal recipeFossil brachiopods (Sinospirifer chaoi Grabau) from the Upper Devonian, probably South China; purchased from a Chinese drug store in Singapore, prsed Prof. C.H.R. Koenigswald 1949
Aulacoceras sulcatum, belemniteAn extinct marine fossil known as a belemnite. These are invertebrates from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Vestinautilus cariniferous, nautiloidAn extinct, coiled-shelled marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Goniatites, fossil ammoniteIn marked contrast to Dactylioceras, this Carboniferous Goniatites has a shell in which successive whols overlap stongly, giving a narrow, deep umbilicus
Acanthoteuthis, a fossil coleoidArms equipped with hooks and a black ink are visible in this 15 cm long, exceptionally preserved specimen of the coleoid Acanthoteuthis from the Jurassic of Wiltshire, England
Wasatchites tridentinus, ammonoidAn extinct, marine fossil invertebrate with a heavily ribbed, coiled shell from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Gomphoceras pyriforme, nautiloidAn extinct, egg-shaped marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Plagiostoma, fossil shellThis shell of Plagiostoma from the British Jurassic measures 8.5 cm wide and shows radial ornamentation and growth banding
Gonioteuthis, a fossil belemniteGuard of the belemnite Gonioteuthis, 8 cm long, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Salisbury, England
Cyrtograptus, graptoliteColony of the graptolite Cyrtograptus from the Silurian of Bohemia. Field of view 5 cm wide
Eucidaris tribuloides, sea urchinDead sea urchin (Eucidaris tribuloides) showing spines attached to test. From Carrie Bow Cay, Belize
Elrathia kingii, trilobitesElrathia kingii in rock matrix, from Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale, House Range, Utah, USA
Didymograptus, fossil graptoliteThe two tuning-fork graptolite on this piece of Welsh Ordovician shale belong to the genus Didymograptus and have branches some some 5 cm in length with sawtooth-like thecae
Acanthoteuthis (Belemnoteuthis) speciosus, belemniteAn extinct, marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Dactylioceras, fossil ammoniteDactylioceras, represented here by a 9.5 cm wide individual, is a characteristic and abundant ammonite in the Lower Jurassic of north Yorkshire, England
Roman lamp and fossil brachiopodPDT replica of roman lamp and the fossil brachiopod (Terebratula maxima Charlesworth) from the Pliocene. Coralline Crag. Park Pit, Sudbourne Park, Suffolk
HyperodapedonFossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department