Fossils Collection

Fossil Bird Archaeopteryx Cast - Original specimen in Berlin-Germany - Known as "the first bird" with both
CAN-2452 Fossil Bird Archaeopteryx Cast - Original specimen in Berlin - Germany Known as "the first bird" with both dinosaurian

Archaeopteryx fossil, Berlin specimen C016 / 5071
Archaeopteryx fossil, Berlin specimen. Cast of the Archaeopteryx specimen held at the Berlin Natural History Museum. This cast shows the spread-out wings and long, clawed fingers

Fossil tooth of megalodon or megatooth shark Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France
MAB-908 Fossil tooth of megalodon or megatooth shark Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France Mark Boulton Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp. -Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar - Under UV
CAN-3851 Fossil ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar - Under UV light Desmoceras spp

Archaeopteryx, fossil bird, Jurassic
PM-9858 Archaeopteryx, fossil bird Jurassic Archaeopteryx Pat Morris Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fossils from the palaeozoic era
Life forms of the palaeozoic era (for identification of individual items, refer to the book page 13-14)

Coelacanth Fossil - Germany - Upper Jurassic - Coelacanths thought to be extinct since Cretaceous period until
CAN-2449 Coelacanth Fossil - Germany Upper Jurassic Coelacanths thought to be extinct since Cretaceous period until Latimeria Chalumnae found in 1938 off coast of South Africa John Cancalosi Please

Crinoid Fossil - "Sea Lilies" Triassic period 240 m. y. a. Northern Germany
KEL-1499 Crinoid Fossil - "Sea Lilies" Triassic period 240 m.y.a. Northern Germany Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Trilobite fossil. Fossil of a trilobite (Aristoharpes sp.) from the Devonian period (around 370 million years ago), showing the species characteristic, spade-like shape

Megalodon prehistoric shark, artwork, hunting a school of fish. Megalodon, Carcharocles (Carcharodon) megalodon, lived between around 20 and 1.2 million years ago, and is known only from fossils

Leptictidium. Artists impression of the extinct mammal Leptictidium. Fossil evidence of their skeleton revealed that Leptictids had small front legs

Aspidonia, historical artwork, 1899
Aspidonia organisms. Historical artwork of Aspidonia organisms, a now invalid name for a grouping of the classes Merostomata and Trilobita

Megalodon shark and great white
Megalodon shark (Carcharodon megalodon), computer artwork. A great white shark (Carcharodon carcharias) is shown below it at the same scale

Ammonite fossil. Ammonites are extinct marine invertebrates. They first appeared in the Late Silurian to Early Devonian period (around 400 million years ago)

Fossil Ammonite - Cleoniceras sp. - Cretaceous - Madagascar
CAN-3844 Fossil Ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian stage - Mahajanga province - Madagascar - cross-section Cleoniceras sp

Fossil Centipede in Amber - Dominican Republlic - 15-40 million years old - oligocene
CAN-2447 Fossil Centipede in Amber - Dominican Republlic 15-40 million years old oligocene and miocene - amber is hardened tree resin which preserves organisms trapped inside - Dominican amber comes

Mountain Avens among Fossil coral on Parker Ridge, Banff National Park, Rockies, Canada
ROG-14054 Mountain Avens among Fossil coral on Parker Ridge, Banff National Park, Rockies, Canada Dryas octopetala Bob Gibbons Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Dinosaur Tracks - Footprints of a Theropod Dinosaur. Lower Jurassic. La Sal Mountains, Utah, USA
FG-6065-C Dinosaur Tracks - Footprints of a Theropod Dinosaur. Lower Jurassic. La Sal Mountains, Utah, USA Theropods were carnivorous dinosaurs - such as Allosaurus or T rex; they left three-toed

Woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta antiquitatis). Artists impression of a woolly rhinoceros. This extinct mammal existed during the Pleistocene and Holocene epochs, 1.8 million years to 10, 000 years ago

Ammonite fossil, SEM
Ammonite fossil, coloured scanning electron micrograph (SEM). Ammonites were invertebrates and lived in the sea. They were molluscs that formed a spiral shell to protect their soft body

Dragonfly Fossil - Eocene 53 m. y. a. Green River Formation Fossil Lake, Wyoming
KEL-1313 Dragonfly Fossil - Eocene 53 m.y.a. Green River Formation Fossil Lake, Wyoming. Ken Lucas Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fossil Ammonite - Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian stage - Mahajanga province - Madagascar - cross-section
CAN-3717 Fossil Ammonite - Upper Early Cretaceous Albian stage - Mahajanga province - Madagascar - cross-section Cleoniceras sp

Fossil Fish - Jurassic. Extinct species Eichstadt, Germany E50T3798
CAN-2197 Fossil Fish - Jurassic. Extinct species Eichstadt, Germany Caturus furcatus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Fossil ammonite- Desmoceras spp. -Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar
CAN-3850 Fossil ammonite Upper Early Cretaceous - Albian Stage - Mahajanga Province - Madagascar Desmoceras spp. John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Fossil Salamander - Northern China - Permian-230, 000 million years old
CAN-2469 Fossil Salamander Northern China - Permian - 230, 000 million years old John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fossil Ammonite (Speetoniceras) - Russia - Cretaceous
CAN-2454 Fossil Ammonite (Speetoniceras) Russia - Cretaceous John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Fossil Coelocanth - Jurassic Germany E50T4074
CAN-2189 Fossil Coelacanth - Jurassic Germany Rare John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Trilobite, sponge and zoophyte fossils.. Chromolithograph from Dr. Fr. Rolles Geology and Paleontology section in Gotthilf Heinrich von Schuberts Natural History, Schreiber, Munich, 1886

Nebraska Man by Amedee Forestier
An artists vision of Hesperophiticus (The Ape-Man of the Western World) belonging to the Pliocene epoch. The picture was drawn by Forestier for The Illustrated London News following the discovery of

Ammonites. Computer artwork of ammonites in the sea during the Devonian period. This lasted from around 408 to 360 million years ago

Fossil egg of the Elephant bird with hen and goose eggs for comparison
JH-50 Fossil egg of the Elephant bird with hen and goose eggs for comparison Aepyornis maximus John Holmes Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only

Evolution in Fossils
The progress of evolution, from amoebas to you and me, as displayed by the fossil record

England, Dorset, Lyme Regis, Jurassic Coast, Rocks with Ammonite Patterns

Railway cutting works, discovery of fossilised trees
Railway cutting works on the Manchester to Bolton line, discovery of fossilised trees. Date: 1840s

Picture No. 11051743
Fossil Crinoids Date:

Picture No. 10870197
Dinosaur trackway, Date:

Picture No. 10870130
Dinosaurs: footprint of a large Theropod (meat eater) dinosaur. Date:

Dinosaur eggs, China Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis (Lee et al, 1995) These eggs were probably laid by a giant form of
FG-12038 FOSSIL- Dinosaur Eggs Cretaceous, Xixia Basin, Henan Province, China Macroelongatoolithus xixiaensis These eggs were probably laid by a giant form of oviraptor

Fossil Snake Caste - Eocene - 50 million years old - Green River Formation - Wyoming - USA Specimen courtesy Geo Decor
CAN-3832 Fossil Snake Caste 50 million years old - Green River Formation - Wyoming - USA Specimen courtesy Geo Decor - Please credit John Cancalosi contact details: prints@ardea.com tel

Fossil trees in coal mine
Fossilised trees and plants found in a coal mine. Date: C.1870

Fossilised diatoms, SEM

Homo erectus skull. Artwork, from 1931, showing a reconstruction of the skull of Java Man, based on the fossil skull fragments (dark grey) discovered by Dubois in Java in 1891

Ammonite. Polished sectioned ammonite fossil. Ammonites are extinct marine invertebrates. They first appeared in the Late Silurian to Early Devonian period (around 400 million years ago)

1829 Silhouette William & Frank Buckland 1829 Silhouette William & Frank Buckland
Silhouette first produced by Auguste Edouart of " William Buckland and his Wife and Son Frank, Examining Bucklands Natural History Collection

Oolitic limestone, with fossils. Limestone mainly consists of calcium carbonate. Ooliths, or ooids, are spherical grains of carbonate composed of concentric layers

1873 Richard Owen Old bones Vanity Fair
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892). Caracature from Vanity Fairs Men of the Day series March 1st 1873. Owen was a comparative anatomist

1883 Richard Owens study ex BMNH
Richard Owen (20, July 1804- 18 December 1892). 1883 portrait in his home study for The Graphic magazine. The year he retired from the BMNH

Petrified wood. Petrified tree logs from the Late Triassic Period (over 206 million years ago). Petrification is a term used to describe the fossilisation of wood

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"Fossils: A Glimpse into Earth's Ancient Past" Dive deep into the mysteries of the ocean with a fossil tooth of the mighty megalodon, an awe-inspiring predator that ruled the seas millions of years ago. (Location: Oceanopolis Brest Brittany France) Unearthed in Berlin, Germany, the fossil bird Archaeopteryx is hailed as "the first bird, " showcasing both dinosaurian and avian features—a captivating link between two worlds. Journey back to the Paleozoic era and marvel at fossils that hold secrets from a time long gone, offering glimpses into ancient life forms that once roamed our planet. The Jurassic skies come alive with the enigmatic Archaeopteryx fossil bird, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and modern avians—nature's own masterpiece. Under UV light, a stunning ammonite fossil from Madagascar reveals its hidden beauty, taking us on a phosphorescent journey through time to when these creatures thrived during the Early Cretaceous period. Rediscover hope in nature's resilience as you explore a Coelacanth Fossil from Germany—an extraordinary find that shattered beliefs about extinction when it was rediscovered off South Africa's coast in 1938. Behold one of nature's most iconic fossils—the Archaeopteryx Berlin specimen C016/5071—a testament to evolution and adaptation that forever changed our understanding of prehistoric life. Witness an epic battle frozen in time as we compare Megalodon sharks with their modern counterparts—the great white sharks—unveiling evolutionary wonders etched within their ancient bones. Transport yourself to Northern Germany during Triassic times where crinoid fossils stand tall like delicate sea lilies—a reminder of Earth's ever-changing landscapes over 240 million years ago. Embark on an expedition to Madagascar and encounter Cleoniceras sp.