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Credneria triacuminataA fossil leaf of Credneria triacuminata. Large leaves are indicative of humid tropical climates. This specimen is approximately 17cms wide, it was found in Heidelberg
Fossil shellsA selction of Mediterranean and Arctic shells from the Pliocene and Pleistocene crag of East Anglia
Mammuthus primigenius, woolly mammoth
Fossilised Tellinella rostralis, tellin bivalveFossilised specimen of a Tellin bivalve from Ecocene Belgium, 58 million years ago. Bivalves are hinged molluscs which first appeared in the Middle Cambrian some 500 million years ago
DilophosaurusThe 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, limpetFossilised specimen of a limpet found in the Jurassic limestone of Les Moutiers en Cinglais, France. 206-142 million years old
PlateosaurusA fossil reconstruction of the hand and lower leg bones belonging to the dinosaur, Plateosaurus. These dinosaurs were wer herbivorous and may have used these sharp claws for defence
Fossilised Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanthFossilised specimen of the coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) found in Upper Jurassic, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria
Glossopteris linearis, fossil leavesFossil leaves which lived as a deciduous bushy plant, preserved on a bedding plane of Permian siltstone (Old Agfa film - not possible to duplicate)
Acroceolites subtenius, belemnitesA fine group of belemnites (Acroceolites subtenius) preserved in soft Jurassic shale from Yorkshire. Longest specimen is 9cm long
Sivapithecus indicusIllustration by Maurice Wilson of Sivapithecus indicus, thick coated enamelled apes from Turkey and Indo-Pakistan dating from 13 million years ago
Monograptus, graptoliteShown here is Monograptus, a slender and delicate Silurian graptolite. Graptolites are the fossil remains of small colonial animals. Graptolite colonies were connected together by living tissue
Homo neanderthalensis (Kebarah) burial siteBurial site of Neanderthal Man (Homo neanderthalensis), 60, 000 years old from the Pleistocene, Kabara, Israel. On display in From the Beginning, Gallery 63
Thursius pholidotus, fossil fishThis shows a Devonian fish originating from the Old Red Sandstone near Thurso, Scotland
Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanthA coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) specimen caught in the Indian Ocean in the 1960s
Insect in amberAn Eocene centipede trapped in Baltic amber about 35-40 million years old. Amber is a natural, translucent fossil resin
Millstone Grit, Stanage Edge, DerbyshireA Millstone Grit outcrop at Stanage Edge, Derbyshire. Old, discarded mill stone wheels can bee seen in the foreground
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
Hand-axeFlint hand-axe of Acheulian culture (Lower Palaeolithic) with rounded spall pot-lid split by frost action. Specimen from University of London, Institute of Archaeology
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
The Clacton SpearThis spear is named after Clacton-on-sea which is where it was discovered in 1911. It dates back 450, 000 years old making it the oldest wooden spear to have been found in the British Isles
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
Early Precambrian CoastBarry Evanss impression of an early Precambrian (4, 500 to 543 million years ago) ocean with volcanic and sedimentary rocks
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
ScelidosaurusA model of the dinosaur Scelidosaurus. A four metre long armoured skinned dinosaur which lived during the Lower Jurassic about 208 - 194 million years ago, first discribed by Richard Owen in 1868
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
Brachiosaur back vertebraA specimen of a back vertebra that once belonged to a dinosaur from the Brachiosauridae family. This family of dinosaurs lived during the Jurassic and Cretaceous period
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