Jurassic Collection (page 4)

Stephanoceras humphriesianum, ammonite
This fossil cephalopod originates from the Inferior Oolite, Middle Jurassic rocks near Sherbourne, Dorset dating from about 170 million years ago

Cenoceras pseudolineatus, nautiloid
A section cut and polished through Jurassic nautiloid from Dorset, UK. Shows the internal chambers filled or partly filled with calcite. Diameter 7cm

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

Cymatophlebia longialata, fossil dragonfly

Ammonite marble
Asteroceras (large shells) and Promicroceras (small shells) ammonites, seen here in the polished surface of a specimen of marble originating from the Lower Lias, near Yeovil, Somerset

Diplodocus carnegiei skull
The skull belonging to the replica skeleton of Diplodocus carnegiei on display at the Natural History Museum, London. The slender teeth would have raked leaves from branches

Dilophosaurus
The Dilophosaurus, meaning double crested lizard was a fast predatory dinosaur which lived about 200 to 189 million years ago during the Lower Jurassic. Fossils have been found in Arizona, USA

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

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

Huayangosaurus skull
A fossil skull that once belonged to Huayangosaurus, a dinosaur from the infraorder Stegosauria. This specimen was discovered in Sichuan, China in 1982

Acroceolites subtenius, belemnites
A fine group of belemnites (Acroceolites subtenius) preserved in soft Jurassic shale from Yorkshire. Longest specimen is 9cm long

Jurassic seascape
Artists impression of a Jurassic sea with Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur and Pterosaur. The Jurassic period was 205-144 million years ago

Fossilised Mesolimulus
This fossil, Mesolimulus, a horseshoe crab, is an impressive 40 centimetres long. Preserved in the fine mud of a lagoon in Solenhofen, Germany, about 150 million years ago

Pterodactyl kochi

Diplodocus foot
Detail of the replica diplodocus skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum. The three inner toes of the back foot had sharp claws which may have acted as an anti-slip device

Apatosaurus, previously known as Brontosaurus
A solid pillar-like femur, or thigh bone that once supported the 20 to 30 tonne dinosaur, Apatosaurus. This specimen is 1.5 metres long

Fossilised Acanthochirana cordata, prawn
Fossilised prawn specimen from Solenhofen, Germany dating from the Upper Jurassic, 250 million years ago

Stylina alveolata, reef coral
A reef building coral originating from Jurassic limestones in Europe, eastwards into Asia Minor, and also in the U.S.A

Ichthyosaur, Stenopterygius quadriscissus (Quenstedt) close-
This Ichthyosaur has been preserved with the broken-up skeletons of the unborn young inside. A fourth may have just been born - its skeleton can be seen below her tail

Hemicidaris intermedi, Jurassic sea urchin
This specimen is particularly well-preserved retaining its spines where they fell around the animal as it died

Plegiocidaris coronata, sea urchin
A fossil echinoid or sea-urchin from the Jurassic rocks of Ulm, Germany

Megalosaurus jaw
A fragment of a lower jaw that once belonged to the carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus. Throughout a dinosaurs life young teeth pushed up to replace old teeth

Harpagodes wrightii, gastropod
A Jurassic gastropod originating from Gloucestershire, England

Matonidium goeperti
Jurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Ptilophyllum pectinoides
Jurassic leaves of the extinct cycad like bennettitalean gymnosperm from Yorkshire, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Cycadeoidea microphylla
Jurassic extinct bennettitalean cycad like plant from Isle of Portland, Dorset, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Sagenopteris phillipsi, seed fern
Sagenopteris phillipsi, an extinct gymnosperm from the Jurassic period collected at Cayton Bay, Yorkshire, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Gryphaea arcuata Lamarck, fossil oysters
About 190 million years old, found in the Lias clays and limestones of the Jurassic period. Commonly called Devils Toenails

Todites denticulatus
Jurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Stegosaurus
A herbivorous dinosaur that lived during the Upper Jurassic period, 155 to 144 million years ago. It has distinctive large plates which run from its neck to its tail. Illustration by Jo Konopelko

Hildoceras bifrons, snakestone ammonite
A snakestone ammonite (Hildoceras bifrons) from the Jurassic Lias rocks of Yorkshire, U.K

A fossil Kosmoceras, ammonite
Kosmoceras, a genus of ammonite which lived during the Jurassic period

Lufengosaurus was a long necked quadrupedal & bipedal dinosaur that fed on plants and lived during the Early Jurassic period 208 to 200 million years ago. Fossils have been discovered in China

Agathis jurassica, fossil plant

Ginkgo huttoni, fossil plant
This specimen of Ginkgo huttoni is from Yorkshire, England

Zamites gigas, fossil plant
This specimen of Zamites gigas is from Yorkshire, England

Limulus polyphemus, horseshoe crab
Fossil of the oldest crab in the world. The species is estimated to be at least 300 million years old and is characterised by a long, pointed tail

Ichthyosaurus communis (Conybear)
A fossil specimen of an Ichthyosaurus from the Lower Lias, Lyme Regis, Dorset. On display at The Natural History Museum, London

Rhamphorhynchus
A model of the Rhamphorhynchus, a Pterosaur, an extinct giant flying reptile. They lived around 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period

Palaeocoma egertoni, fossil brittle star
A fossil brittle (serpent) star found in the Jurassic and Lias of England. Maximum diameter 8cm. This specimen is a well-known Echinoderm genus and similar to todays living brittle stars

Torvosaurus claw
A fossil claw once belonging to the dinosaur, Torvosaurus whose name means savage lizard. It was a carnivore which lived during the upper Jurassic period. Its fossils have been found in Colorado, USA

Benthosuchus sushkini
A fossil skull once belonging to an amphibian which lived during the Triassic period, 230 million years ago. This fossil originates from the Triassic rocks of the Scharzhenga river, Vachnevo Russia

Cryptoclidus eurymerus
A fossil reconstruction of Cryptoclidus eurymerus, a Plesiosaur that lived 165-160 million year ago during the Middle Jurassic. This specimen was discovered in Peterborough, UK

Fossil ammonites used as memorial stone
Asteroceras marstonense (larger ammonites) and Promicroceras marstonensis (smaller ammonites) used as a memorial stone. Specimen originates from Spath Lower Lias, Marston Magna, Somerset, England

Cylindroteuthis oweni Pratt, thunderbolt

Gryphaea dilatata, devils toenail
This giant hooked oyster also known as a devils toenail originates from Sowerby, Upper Jurassic, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England

Ginkgo huttonii, fossilised ginkgo leaves

Megazostrodon skull
Specimen from the Late Triassic to Early Jurassic of Lesotho, Africa. Megazostrodon was thought to be a small, mouse-sized, nocturnal mammal and fed on insects

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