Fossils Collection

The Jurassic Coast of Lyme Regis, Dorset

Fossils from the palaeozoic era
Life forms of the palaeozoic era (for identification of individual items, refer to the book page 13-14)

Trilobite, sponge and zoophyte fossils.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Nebraska Man by Amedee Forestier
An artists vision of Hesperophiticus (The Ape-Man of the Western World) belonging to the Pliocene epoch. The picture was drawn by Forestier for The Illustrated London News following the discovery of

Evolution in Fossils
The progress of evolution, from amoebas to you and me, as displayed by the fossil record

Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees
Railway cutting works on the Manchester to Bolton line, discovery of fossilised trees. Date: 1840s

Fossil trees in coal mine
Fossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870

Fossils of extinct ammonite species. Ammonite di Caen, Ammonite di Deslongchamps, Ammonite di Bayeux, Ammonite di Braikenridge

The remains of the animal the Mylodon
Five separate images showing the remains of the animal the Mylodon. Mylodon is an extinct genus of ground sloths that lived in South America; Patagonia

Fossils of extinct scallops. Spondylus spinosus 1, etc. Plagiostoma spinosa, Pachite punteggiato, Diancora marginata. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus

Fossils of extinct lamp shells. Kirkidium knightii 1, Araxilevis intermedius 2, Uncites grifoides 3. Pentamerus knightii, Productus martini, Uncite grifoide

Twin flowered agave, Agave geminiflora. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Fossils of extinct corals. Receptaculites 1, Aptychus 2. Recettaculite di Nettuno, Trigonellite di Parkinson. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario

Fossils of extinct molluscs. Ichthyosarcolites triangularis 1 and Gervillia solenoidea 2. Ittiosarcolite triangolare, Gervillia solenoide

Himalayan goji berry, Lycium barbarum, Licio di Barberia. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science

Fossils of extinct sea snails. Proto maraschinii, Turritella, Potamides fragilis, Nerina tuberculosa. Proto del Maraschiini, Proto turritella, Potamide fragile, Nerina turbercolosa

Coarse stinkweed, Opercularia aspera. Handcoloured copperplate stipple engraving from Antoine Laurent de Jussieus Dizionario delle Scienze Naturali, Dictionary of Natural Science, Florence, Italy

Fossils of extinct coral. Chenendopora fungiformis 1, Chrysaora damaecornis 2, sponge, Eudea clavata 3, stony coral, Lochmaeosmilia radiata 4, tabulate coral, Favosites alcyon 5

Fossils of extinct sea urchins: Echinocorys (Ananchites) 1, Galerites globulosus 2, and Nucleolites patella 3. Ananchite ovale, Galerite globuloso, Nucleolite patella

Fossil Mososaurus skull and fish palates
Fossil skull of an extinct Mososaurus found at Mstricht 1, and palates of extinct fish 2-5. Mascella del Mososauro trovata a Maestricht, Palati di differenti specie di pesci ignoti

Fossils of extinct marine creatures
Fossil of extinct demosponge Verticillites 1, Rubula soldanii 2, and Nubecularia lucifuga 3. Verticillite crecateo d Ellis, Rubula del Soldani, Nubecularia lucifuga

Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, Germany
Vertical section of the cave at Gailenreuth, near Muggendorf, Germany, after William Buckland, and entrance to the cave below

Petrified Trees

DINOSAUR Skeleton - Gigantosaurus. Argentina

Series of unidentified fossils on a light grey background. (Location: Ireland). Date: circa early 1900s

Fossils in Colorado
Huge fossil bones belonging to gigantic antediluvan animals found in the Rocky Mountains, Colorado, USA. Date: 1878

A new Wealden dragon - remains of an extinct animal
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight. Engraving from the Illustrated London News showing a selection of dinosaur bones discovered in the Isle of Wight by the Rev. W. Fox

Fossils of extinct celaphopod, crustacean, turtle and shark.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber

Fossils of skeletons of extinct dinosaurs and mammals.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich

Fossil skeleton, tooth, skull and excrement.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Fossil of extinct tubeworm, dragonfly, lobster and fish.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich

Fossil plants and a scorpion.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Fossils of fish, crustaceans, and amphibians.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolle's Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schubert's Natural History, Schreiber, Munich

Title page with vignettes of dinosaurs, skeletons, and fossils.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber

Title page with vignette of miner with lantern in a cave.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Adolph Kenngotts Mineralogy section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Illustration that recreates the hunting of large mammals (mammoths, woolly rhinos and elephants) using traps during the Upper Paleolithic. Painting

DINOSAUR Skeleton - Monolophosaurus. China

DINOSAUR Skeleton - Argentinosaurus vertibrae, Sauropod Dinosaur. South America, Argentina

DINOSAUR Skeleton - Sinosauropleryx. China. A small dinosaur covered in primitive shaggy feathers

Ammonites: fossilized cephalopods

Archeopteryx / Reconstruc
In 1861, the discovery of the first intact specimen of this earliest and most prmitive known bird set off a firestorm of debate re. evolution & the role of transitional fossils Date: late 19th century

CUVIER, Georges (1769-1832). French zoologist. Etching. Private Collection

Badlands National Monument - South Dakota - A weird dead area seemingly a propos of nothing at all. Amost a faded negative of Bryce Canyon, pinnacles eroded out of the soft grey soil

Mastodon remains in Indiana
Mastodon remains found near Cromwell in Indiana, USA, reported as a sensational paleontological discovery

Fossils found in Buckinghamshire
A deposit of fossils discovered in a bed of clay on the farm of Mr Greaves at Tingwick, Bucks, excited considerable curiosity and speculation as to their nature and origin

Fossil Holoptychius
A complete holoptychius fossil found in Devonian stratum, which dates back to between 354 and 417 million years ago

Fossils / Palaeontologists
Palaeontologists chiselling rock from the skull of a dinosaur, Alberta, Canada

Beringers Lying Stones
BERINGERs LYING STONES Beringer (d.1740) a scholar of Wurzburg, was taken in by stones apparently bearing strange markings but actually fabricated by his colleagues

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