Phanerozoic Collection (page 5)

Urogomphus eximus, dragonfly fossil C016 / 4971
Urogomphus eximus, dragonfly fossil. This specimen dates from the Jurassic, about 140 million years ago. It was found in Kimmeridgian Lithographic Stone, in the Solenhofen region of Bavaria, Germany

Eusthenopteron foordi, reptile fossil C016 / 4970
Eusthenopteron foordi, reptile fossil. This specimen shows the head and pectoral fin. This reptile dates from the Upper Devonian. The specimen is from Scaumenac Bay, P.Q. Canada

Pholiodophorus bechei, fish fossil C016 / 4937
Pholiodophorus bechei, fish fossil. This fossil is from the Jurassic rocks near Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK. This specimen is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Credneria triacuminata, leaf fossil C016 / 4948
Credneria triacuminata, leaf fossil. Large leaves are indicative of humid tropical climates. This specimen is approximately 17 centimetres across

Cyclophthalmus senior, insect fossil C016 / 4926
Cyclophthalmus senior, insect fossil. This scorpion-like terrestrial insect occurs in the fossil record from the Carboniferous period

Petrified tree fern, tree trunk fossil C016 / 4914
Petrified tree fern. Polished section of a fossil of the trunk of the tree fern Psaronius. This specimen is approximately 15 centimetres across

Petrified oak, tree trunk fossil C016 / 4913
Petrified oak. Polished section of a fossil of the trunk of an oak tree (Quercus sp.). This specimen is approximately 33 centimetres across

Thursophyton elberfeldense, plant fossils C016 / 4911
Thursophyton elberfeldense, plant fossils. This fine-grained shale block contains fossils of massed stick-like stems of early land plants. It is approximately 27 centimetres across

Petrified conifer, tree trunk fossil C016 / 4912
Petrified conifer. Polished section of a fossil of the trunk of the conifer Araucarioxylon arizxonicum. This is the dominant conifer of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA

Glossopteris linearis, leaf fossils C016 / 4895
Glossopteris linearis, leaf fossils. Leaves from a deciduous bushy plant are here fossilised on a bedding plane of Permian siltstone

Bothrodendron, clubmoss fossil C016 / 4869
Bothrodendron minutifoliu, clubmoss fossil. This is a fossilised leafy twig of a clubmoss originating from Carboniferous rocks near Barnsley, Yorkshire, UK

Archaeopteris hibernica, tree fossil C016 / 4876
Archaeopteris hibernica, fossilised tree branch. The lower section of the branch bears looses cones. This early tree from the Upper Devonian was first thought to have been a fern frond

Protobarinophyton, plant fossil C016 / 4874
Protobarinophyton obrutschevii, plant fossil. These fossilised leafless stems are topped by a cone-like array of spore sacs around 3 millimetres across

Lepidotes, fish fossils C016 / 4854
Lepidotes, fish fossils. These fossils date from the Jurassic period. These specimens are part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Fossilised conifer wood C016 / 4858
Fossilised conifer wood. Composite photomicrograph showing transverse (left), tangential (centre) and radial (right) sections through a sample of fossilised wood

Sigillaria rugosa, plant fossil C016 / 4856
Sigillaria rugosa, plant fossil. This is a section of the stem of a 300-million-year-old Carboniferous plant, probably abundant in the Carboniferous swamplands

Specimens of oldest rocks on Earth C016 / 4849
Specimens of oldest rocks on Earth. Selection of specimens of the oldest known rocks found on Earth. At centre (one specimen halved) are volcanic ash pebbles from Greenland

Dapedium orbicularis, fish fossil C016 / 4835
Dapedium orbicularis, fish fossil. Well-preserved example of a fossil of an enamel-scaled fish from the Early Jurassic. It was found in Lower Lias rocks in Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK

Neuropteris, seed fern fossil C016 / 4844
Neuropteris, seed fern fossil. This plant fossil dates from the Carboniferous. This specimen is part of the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Mexican amber
Piece of amber from Mexico from the Upper Oligocene about 25 million years old. Donated by Christine Bayliss

Calyptrella tenuissima
Glass sponge fossil which died on the seabed 80 million years ago

Toxodon Platensis, found at Sadillo
Illustration (p.134) from Charles Darwins Journal of Researches, first illustrated edition 1890

Six million year old fossiliferous rocks located in Emirate of Abu Dhabi

Cynognathus crateronotus
A fossil skull that belonged to the extinct mammal-like reptile, Cynognathus. It lived during the Triassic period, 245 to 208 million years ago. Typical length of entire creature 1.8 metres

Belemnotheutis antiquus
A well-preserved Upper Jurassic squid aged 160 million years. This specimen originates from the famous clay deposits in Wiltshire

Ichthyosaur
A plastic toy model of the extinct marine reptile, Ichthyosaur, created by Invicta Ltd. These reptiles lived during the Jurassic and Triassic periods, becoming extinct around 90 million years ago

Fish Dapedium
Well preserved Dapedium fish from the Jurassic period

Australopithecus africanus model
Model of an adult female Australopithecus africanus reconstructed from remains found at Sterkfontein, South Africa. Probably lived about 2.5 million years ago during the Plio-Pleistocene

Opalised snails and clam
Found in the South Australia town of Coober Pedy, these ancient snail and clam shells have been preserved in semi-precious opal

Skin from a Ground sloth
This rare sloth skin, one of the best examples of its kind, was found in a cave in Chile in the early 1900 s

Cambrian trilobites from the Falkland Islands
Trilobites from a cobble of archaeocyathan limestone from Port Purvis: PS 218, specimen number NHM PI PO 12074 in the collection of the Palaeontological Department of The Natural History Museum

Carboniferous crinoid garden
Artists impression of Carboniferous (354 to 290 million years ago) underwater crinoid garden

Fossilised Mesturus verrucosus
Fossilised fish from upper Jurassic lithographic limestone, Eichstadt, Germany. 150 million years ago

Steneosaurus bollensis
A replica fossil specimen of Steneosaurus bollensis, an extinct reptile that looked similar to the modern day crocodile. It lived during the Upper Jurassic period

Collembola entomobryidae, springtails in amber
Three Springtails preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Flying ant amber
A flying ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period

Cockroach in Baltic amber
A cockroach preserved in Baltic amber. Originating from the Upper Eocene about 35 million years old

Planthopper bug in Mexican amber
Distorted planthopper bug Hemiptera:Fulgoroidea, trapped in Mexican amber. Specimen dates from the Upper Oligocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Earwig skin in Baltic amber
A shed earwig skin in Baltic amber, this specimen has very long pincers. Specimen dates from the Upper Eocene. Image from Amber the Natural Time Capsule

Water bug in amber
A water bug preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene period

Ant in amber
An ant preserved in Baltic amber. This specimen dates from the Upper Eocene period, 56-34 million years ago

Hallucigenia sparsa, velvet worm
A velvet worm fossil from the Middle Cambrian, Burgess Shale, British Columbia

Leafhopper in amber
Leafhoppers are small, leaping insects and seen here preserved in Dominican amber. Specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Scuttle fly in amber
A scuttle fly preserved in Dominican amber. This specimen dates from the Lower Miocene

Anomalocaris model
Model of the swimming predator Anomalocaris based on fossils from the Cambrian Burgess Shale, 520 million years old

Chalcid wasp in amber
Chalcid wasp, Chalcididae preserved in Baltic amber. Specimen originates from the Upper Eocene

Calamites suckowi (Brongniart)
Pith cast of Calamites suckowi, an Articulate, Carboniferous plant. Upper Carboniferous; Gosforth, near Newcastle-on-Tyne. Range: Genus, Carboniferous, Species, Westphalian

Schizomid in amber
Schizomid meaning split or cleaved middle. Seen here in Dominican amber, originating from the Lower Miocene about 20 million years old

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