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Trinucleus, trinucleid trilobiteThis Trinucleid trilobite grew up to 3cm long. Specimen originating from Ordovician rocks of Builth, Wales
RhamphorhynchusA model of the Rhamphorhynchus, a Pterosaur, an extinct giant flying reptile. They lived around 150 million years ago during the Jurassic period
Fossilised Macracara prisca, cichlidThis well-preserved, fossil specimen originates from the Lower Tertiary rocks of Brazil, some 65 million years ago
Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, coniferPolished section through the trunk of Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, the dominant conifer of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. Width approx. 25 cm. Dates back to the Late Triassic period
Baragwanathia longifolia, clubmossA fossilised clubmoss (Baragwanathia longifolia) showing a dense bristly covering of hairs or spiny leaves. Specimen dates back to Late Silurian or Early Devonian, from Victoria, Australia
Palaeocoma egertoni, fossil brittle starA 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
Eryops megacephalusSkeleton of Early amphibian (Eryops megacephalus), 295-285 million year old specimen from the Early Permian, Texas, U.S.A
Homo neanderthalensis (Swanscombe 1) CraniumThree cranial bones discovered at the Barnfield Gravel Pit, Swanscombe, Kent between 1935 and 1955. Both the date and species of these homind remains have been the subject over the last decade or so
Lower Chalk
Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapaceDepicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A
Heliobatis radians, fossil stingraySpecimen of the fossil stingray (Heliobatis radians) originating from the Eocene rocks of Wyoming, U.S.A. This specimen is around forty-five million years old
Benthosuchus sushkiniA 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
Eryops modelA model of Eryops, an extinct amphibian that was over a metre long. It lived during the Early Permian period around 295 to 285 million years ago. It was a large land animal for its time
380 million year old rocksBlock specimens of 380 million year old fossil bearing rocks being transported, Latvia
Actinopora disticha, bryozoanScanning electron micrograph of a fossil cyclostome bryozoan from the Cretaceous Chalk, Santonian, Kent
Mylodon darwinii, ground sloth toenails13, 000 year old specimens of ground sloth toenails dating from the Pleistocene, Chile
Meliceritites semiclausa, bryozoanBranching colony of a fossil cyclostome bryozoan. Specimen originates from the Lower Cretaceous Faringdon Sponge Gravel, Faringdon, Oxfordshire
Coal
Early flowering plant modelModel of an early flowering plant from the Cretaceous (144 to 65 mya)
Bradysaurus bainiA mounted fossil skeleton of Bradysaurus baini, a 258 million year old specimen from the Late Permian, Cape Province, South Africa
Belemnitella mucronata, belemnite71-65 million year old squid-like belemnite specimen from the Late Cretaceous, Mstricht, Holland
Chirodipterus australis, early lobe-finned fishA 374 million year old specimen of the early lobe-finned fish (Cheiopterus australis). Originating from the Late Devonian, Gogo, Western Australia
Sivapithecus & human mandibleA human mandible (on the left) compared with a Sivapithecus mandible. Sivapithecus, an extinct ape from the Miocene, is believed to have lived 9 million years ago
Sivapithecus sivalensisFragments of cranium and mandible of an extinct ape-like primate Sivapithecus sivalensis which lived about 8 million years ago. The specimen was discovered in Potwar, Pakistan
Asterophyllites grandis, giant horsetail leavesGiant leaves of the horsetail fern (Asterophyllites grandis). 320-290 million year old specimen from the Late Carboniferous, Dudley, West Midlands, U.K
Cryptoclidus eurymerusA 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
Wilbertopora woodwardi (Brydone), bryozoanScanning electron micrograph of a fossil cheilostome bryozoan. Specimen originates from the Upper Cretaceous Chalk, West Mean Station, Hampshire, U.K
Anomalocaris canadensisReconstruction of a 520 million year old predatory marine species from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale in British Columbia, Canada
Sivapithecus meteai cranial fragmentA lower fragment of the cranium of Sivapithecus meteai showing maxilla, incisors, canine, premolars and molars. This specimen dates back 9 million years and was discovered in Yassorien, Turkey
Eusthenopteron foordi, early lobe-finned fishA 374 million year old specimen of a lobe-finned fish from the Late Devonian, Canada
Calamites sp. giant horsetail trunk320-290 million year old specimen of a giant horsetail fern trunk from the Late Carboniferous period, U.K
Fossil amphibian footprintsFossil footprints discovered in Yorkshire dating back to the Early Carboniferous period, around 342 to 340 million year ago
Ptilodictya lanceolata (Goldfuss), bryozoanCurved-shaped frond of a fossil cryptostome bryozoan on a block with a brachiopod. Specimen originates from the Silurian Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, West Midlands
Fossil leaf of an early flowering plant89-65 million year old specimen of an unidentified flowering plant species from the Late Cretaceous, Sachsen, Germany
Platyphysa prinsepi, freshwater snails65 million year old freshwater snail specimens that were engulfed by lava flows. Originating from the Late Cretaceous, Nagpur, India
Flint noduleThis flint nodule originates from the Cretaceous rocks of the North Downs, England
Cylindroteuthis oweni Pratt, thunderbolt
Gryphaea dilatata, devils toenailThis giant hooked oyster also known as a devils toenail originates from Sowerby, Upper Jurassic, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England
Ginkgo huttonii, fossilised ginkgo leaves
Beetle in amber
Weevil in amberA weevil beetle preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen originates from the Lower Miocene period
Zygolophodon atticus, mastodonFront view of a skull of an extinct elephant from the Miocene of Pikermi, Greece. This fossil gave rise to the myth of the one-eyed giant, Cyclops
Megazostrodon skullSpecimen 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
Dalmanites myops, trilobiteA Silurian fossil trilobite from the Wenlock Limestone, Dudley, Worcestershire. This specimen measures 40mm head to tail
Palaeoniscus freislebeni, fossil fishPalaeoniscus freislebeni a fossil fish from the Permian rocks near Midderidge, Durham
Fungus gnat in amberFungus gnat, about 2mm in length, in Eocene Baltic amber about 40 million years old
Isochirotherium footprintA cast of fossil footprints, measuring 38 cms long, from both hind feet of Isochirotherium herculis, an extinct reptile, discovered in Tarporley, Cheshire
Rhynchosaurus footprintsFossil footprints made by Rhynchosaurus on a slab of Triassic, Keuper Sandstone from a quarry in Rathbone Street, Liverpool. Dimensions of slab are 5 inches x 6 inches