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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
Goniatites, fossil ammoniteIn marked contrast to Dactylioceras, this Carboniferous Goniatites has a shell in which successive whols overlap stongly, giving a narrow, deep umbilicus
Upper premolar of Stephanorhinus hundsheimensisUpper premolar of an exinct rhino found during the Boxgrove excavation. Boxgrove is a Middle Pleistocene site in West Sussex, England
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
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
Gonioclymenia laevigata, ammonoidAn extinct, marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
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
Coelodonta antiquitatis, woolly rhinocerosFossil horn specimen from the extinct woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis)
Starstones - columnals of isocrinid crinoids
Kosmoclymenia undulata, ammonoidAn extinct, marine fossil invertebrate from the class Cephalopoda belonging in the phylum Mollusca (molluscs). Photographed by Beatriz Aguirre-Urreta
Perisphinctes, ammoniteA Pyritised (golden cloured) ammonite from the Jurassic, Callovian, Jason Beds; Uetzing, Germany
Hoplites, fossil ammoniteHoplites, a stongly-ribbed Cretaceous ammonite. This 7.8 cm wide specimen is from the Cretaceous of Southern England
A fossil CataceramusCataceramus is a subgenus of the genus Inoceramus, a bivalve that became extinct toward the end of the Cretaceous period
Isastraea oblonga, polished coralIsastraea oblonga (Fleming). From the Jurassic period, Portlandian, Upper Beds, Tisbury, Wiltshire
Tonguestone (sharks tooth)A sharks tooth from the species Oxyrhina. Specimen originates from the Globigerina Limestone, Miocene period, NW Malta
Spiriferina, a fossil brachiopodRemarkable preservation of the delicate brachidium which supported the lophophore in a French Jurassic specimen of the spiriferide brachiopod, Spiriferina
Phacops rana africanus, trilobiteThis trilobite shown in the balled position originated from the Devonian period c. 380-370 million years ago, in the Tifariti area, Spain
Pachyornis elephantopus, heavy-footed moaSkeleton of a heavy-footed moa (Pachyornis elephantopus) specimen found in New Zealand during the Holocene period (10, 000 to present). See also T25118
Dinosaur coprolitesFossilised faecal droppings of a dinosaur (probably Titanosaurus) with plant debris on the surface. From the Upper Cretaceous of India
Pachyornis elephantophus, moa birdThe giant extinct bird seen here is a Moa and is about 5000 years old, found exclusively in New Zealand
Syringopora reticulata (Goldfuss), coralA coral dating from the Carboniferous Limestone c.354-327 million years old. Kendal, Westmorland
Chasmatopora furcata eichwald, bryozoanThis bryozoa specimen is 470-458 million years old, dating from the Middle Ordovician period, Kuckersits, Estonia
Nostroceras, ammonite
Picea excelsa, fossilised spruce coneShown here is the fossilised cone of (Picea excelsa), a spruce tree dating from the Pleistocene and approximately 500, 000 years old. Originates from Cromer Forest, Mundesley, Norfolk, UK
Maorites densicostatus, ammoniteThis flat-shelled ammonite dates from the Lower to Middle Campanian of the Upper Cretaceous, Vega Island, Graham Land, Antarctica
Tylocidaris clavigera (Konig), sea-urchinThis sea-urchin has highly characteristic club-like spines and is 80-83m yrs old. Specimen originates from the Upper Cretaceous Upper Chalk, S. England
Pattalophyllia sp. coralThis species of gill-like coral dates from the Middle Eocene, Harteuille, France c. 41-49 million years old
Cothurnocystis elizae Bather, carpoidThe carpoids were a member of the Echinoderms. Specimen dates from the Upper Ordovician, Armillan Series, Drummuck Group Starfish Bed. Ayrshire c. 449m yrs old
Rhus stellariaefolia, rhusA fossilized leaf from the flowering plant Rhus (Rhus stellariaefolia) approximately 11cm long. This specimen was discovered in Colorado, U.S.A and dates back to the Late Eocene
Chespecten jeffersonius, scallopSpecimen of the scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius), this shell originated from the Miocene era, some 23-7 million years ago. Maryland, USA
Thecosmilia trichotoma, colonial coralColonial coral originating from the Jurassic rocks of Nattheim, Germany, c. 170 million years ago. Paul Morh collection
Megaladapis edwardsi, giant lemurSkull of the giant lemur, Megaladapis edwardsi. The giant lemur was roughly gorilla-sized and lived as recently as 2, 000 year ago. Specimen dates from the Quaternary, near Ampoza, S.W Madagascar
MassospondylusOutline illustration of a Massospondylus
TroodonOutline illustration of a Troodon
CamarasaurusOutline Illustration of a Camarasaurus
Trinucleus, a fossil trilobiteThe pitted cephalic fringe is clearly seen in this 1.3 cm wide specimen of Trinucleus from the Ordovician of Wales
Stramentum, a fossil barnacleCretaceous goose-necked barnacle Stramentum from the Chalk of Kent, England, about 2 cm wide
Trinodus, a fossil trilobiteMeasuring less than a cm, this Scottich Ordovician trilobite Trinodus has a much reduced thorax between the larger head and cephalon
Ventriculites, spongeA Cretaceous flint broken open to reveal the sponge Ventriculites with a root-like base
Sphecidae sp. digger waspShown here is a fossilized wing of a digger wasp. This specimen is around about 130 million years old and originates from the Cretaceous rock of Surrey, England