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Lates gracilis, bony fishSpecimen of an Eocene bony fish (lates gracilis)
Sigillaria laevigata, fossil lycopod barkThis carboniferous fossilised lycopod (prehistoric spore-bearing plants) bark specimen is 9 cm long
Calymene blumenbachii, trilobitesSpecimens of this Devonian trilobite in various positions. Trilobites had a carapace, or shell. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today
Jurassic seascapeArtists impression of a Jurassic sea with Ichthyosaur, Plesiosaur and Pterosaur. The Jurassic period was 205-144 million years ago
Halysites escharoides, tabulate coralIn this Silurian tabulate coral from Ohio Falls, USA, large numbers of tiny oval corallites are linked together to form chains
Thursophyton elberfeldenseMassed stick-like stems of early land plants preserved in a fine-grained shale block, approx. 27 cm wide. Thursophyton elberfeldense fossil
Pleistocene BritainAn artists impression of Britain at the time of the penultimate glaciation, from space during the Pleistocene period (1.8 million to 11, 000 years ago)
Ordovician BritainAn artists impression of an eroded Ordovician (490 to 443 million years ago) volcano and shore line near Builth Wells, Powys
Orthoceras, nautiloidShown here is Orthoceras, a straight Ordovician nautiloid
Temnocrinus tuberculatus (Miller)A fossil specimen of Temnocrinus tuberculatus (Miller), a paleozoic crinoid dating back to the Silurian (440 million years ago), discovered in the Wenlock Limestone bed, Dudley, Worcestershire, UK
Oldest rocks on Earth
Cheiracanthus murchisoni, fossil fishThis is an early jawed acanthodian fish from the Devonian rocks of Banffshire Scotland. Length 5 cms
Neuropteris, fossil plantNeuropteris, a seed fern plant dating from the Carboniferous period
Arachnophyllum, coralImage depicts an Arachnophyllum, a Silurian coral. Corals comprise a soft bodied animal called a polyp. Each polyp inhabits a calcareous skeleton called a corallum
Abliguritor niger, fossil spider in amberThis Oligocene spider, about 1 cm long, is encased in amber from the Baltic
Eusthenopteron foordiA fossil specimen of the head and pectoral fin of Eusthenopteron foordi, an Upper Devonian reptile from Scaumenac Bay, P.Q. Canada
Acer trilobatum, miocene maple seedsMiocene maple seeds originating from an Acer trilobatum
Gastrioceras, goniatiteGastrioceras, a Carboniferous goniatite. Goniatites were highly mobile creatures similar to octopus and squid, but were protected by a coiled shell divided up into many chambers
Pterodactyl kochi
Coeloria labyrinthifor, fossil brain coralIn this polished section of a Miocene brain coral, from Antigua, long meandering corallites with thin septa form a dense meshwork. The specimen measures 8 cm across
Eryops skeleton on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This creature was a carnivorous amphibian which lived in the Permian era about 250 million years ago
Fossilised Archaeogeryon peruvianus, Miocene crabFossilised specimen of the Miocene crab (Archaeogeryon peruvianus). Nicknamed Edward Scissorhands, this crab lived some 22 million years ago off the shores of South America
Micraster coranguinum, echinoidThis a common heart-shaped Cretaceous sea-urchin originates from the Upper Chalk. This specimen is preserved in its original calcite and its length is around 6cm
Calymene blumenbachii, trilobiteA well-known convex Silurian trilobite originating from Worcestershire, England. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today
Sabal lamanonis BrongniartA fossil palm frond from Aix en Provence, France. It is recorded as Upper Eocene, about 45 and 55 million years ago. This specimen is 32 cm long. The specimen number is V16880
Permian BritainAn artists impression of Permian (290 to 248 million years ago) Britain from space, with desert lands and the Zechstein sea
Biceratops, trilobiteBiceratops, a Cambrian trilobite. Trilobites had a carapace, or shell was divided into three parts. Trilobites were arthropods as crustaceans, spiders and insects are today
Protaxocrinus tuberculatus (Miller)A fossil specimen of Protaxocrinus tuberculatus (Miller), a crinoid, dating back to the Silurian period (440 million years ago), discovered in the Wenlock Limestone bed, Dudley, Worcestershire, UK
Fossilised Acanthochirana cordata, prawnFossilised prawn specimen from Solenhofen, Germany dating from the Upper Jurassic, 250 million years ago
Typhis pungens, gastropod
Bothriolepis canadensis, armoured fossil fishThis specimen is an amoured Devonian fish originating from Quebec
Stylina alveolata, reef coralA 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 urchinThis specimen is particularly well-preserved retaining its spines where they fell around the animal as it died
Cyathophyllum sp. rugose coralShown here is a section through a well preserved Devonian solitary, rugose coral from Devon, England. The maximum diameter is 6 cm
Plegiocidaris coronata, sea urchinA fossil echinoid or sea-urchin from the Jurassic rocks of Ulm, Germany
Myedactylus flecheri (Salter)A fossil specimen of Myelodactylus fletcheri (Salter) dating back to the Silurian period (440 million years ago), discovered in Wenlock Limestone bed, Dudley, Worcestershire, UK
Insects in copalTwo flies trapped in copal from East Africa - Rhagio sp. and Chrysopilus sp. Specimens date from modern to pleistocene (2 million years ago). Copal is a more mature form of amber
Nummulites gizehensis, giant foraminiferanShown here is a giant foraminiferan originating from the Eocene of Egypt. Foraminifera are amoeba-like, single-celled protistids and can still be found in abundance today
Harpagodes wrightii, gastropodA Jurassic gastropod originating from Gloucestershire, England
Phacops rana, trilobiteA Devonian trilobite from Ontario, Canada. A convex trilobite with eleven thoracic segments; the eyes include a few very large lenses
Asteroxylon mackiei, clubmossA wax model reconstruction of the Early Devonian plant Asteroxylon mackiei, a clubmoss, approximately 10cm tall. Original specimen discovered at Rhynie Chert, Scotland
Paracyclotosaurus davidi, modelA reconstruction from the only known specimen of Paracyclotosaurus davidi, a Labyrinthodont, an early amphibian whose skeleton was 2.75 metres long
Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodonFossil skeleton from the Middle Eocene, Lutetian, Oil Shale from Messel near Darmstadt, Hesse, Germany. From the collection of the Natural History Museum, London. Fossil bat
Piltdown Stegodon toothPiltdown, Sussex item E.620, part of a molar tooth of the extinct mammal Stegodon, of the Pliocene to the Pleistocene epochs. Held at the Natural History Museum, London
Matonidium goepertiJurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London