Clik here to view.
Gilpichthys greenei
Gilpichthys greenei Bardack & Richardson, 1977ChordataCraniata?Petromyzontiformes or ?MyxiniMiddle PennsylvanianMazon Creek, Carbondale Fm [Westphalian D]Illinois, USLength: 10 cmGilpichthys from...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Pipiscius zangerli
Pipiscius zangerli Bardack & Richardson, 1977ChordataCraniataPetromyzontiformesMiddle PennsylvanianMazon Creek, Carbondale Fm [Westphalian D]Illinois, USLength: 7 cmPipiscius is another...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Steneosaurus bollensis
Steneosaurus bollensis Cuvier, 1824SauropsidaArchosauromorphaMesoeucrocodyliaThalattosuchiaTeleosauridae Early JurassicLias Epsilon Mbr, Posidonia Shale Fm [Toarcian]GermanyLength: 2.5 mDating from the...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eodromaeus murphi
Eodromaeus murphi Martinez et al., 2011DinosauriaSaurischiaTheropoda Late TriassicValle de la Luna mbr, Ischigualasto Fm [Carnian]ArgentinaLength: 1.2 mThis is one of the most primitive theropods. Its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Triarthrus eatoni
Triarthrus eatoni (Hall, 1838)ArthropodaTrilobitaPtychoparidiaOleninaOlenidaeTriarthrinae Late OrdovicianCaradoc United States and CanadaLength: up to 5 cmSpecimens of this late Ordovician trilobite...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Mayomyzon pieckoensis
Mayomyzon pieckoensis Bardack & Zangerl, 1968ChordataCraniataPetromyzontiformesMiddle PennsylvanianMazon Creek, Carbondale Fm [Westphalian D]Illinois, USLength: 6.5 cmMayomyzon was a fosil lamprey...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Edaphosaurus pogonias
Edaphosaurus pogonias Cope, 1882SynapsidaEdaphosauridae Early PermianArroyo Fm, Clear Fork Gr [Kungurian]Texas, USLength: 3.2 mThe sailed Edaphosaurus was one of the earliest large herbivorous...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dimorphodon macronyx
Dimorphodon macronyx (Buckland, 1829)PterosauriaDimorphodontidaeDimorphodontinae Early JurassicBlue Lias Fm (Hettangian)England, UKWingspan: 1.5 mDimorphodon had two distinct types of teeth thus its...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Eudimorphodon ranzii
Eudimorphodon ranzii Zambelli, 1973PterosauriaEudimorphodontidaeEudimorphodontinae Late TriassicZorzino Limestone Fm (Norian)Lombardy, ItalyWingspan: 1 mEudimorphodon had a large number of...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hyperokynodon keuperinus
Hyperokynodon keuperinus Plieninger, 1852TemnospondyliStereospondyli TrematosauriaTrematosauridae Late TriassicSchilfsandstein Fm, Keuper gr (Carnian)GermanyLength: 3 mTrematosaurids were gharial-like...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Promissum pulchrum
Promissum pulchrum Gabbott, Aldridge & Theron, 1995ConodontaPriodontinaLate OrdovicianSoom ShaleSouth AfricaLength: 40 cmWith an estimated length of 40 cm, this eel-like creature is a giant among...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Hypsognathus fenneri
Hypsognathus fenneri Gilmore, 1928Parareptilia ProcolophonomorphaProcolophonidaeLeptopleuroninaeLate TriassicBrunswick fm, Newark gr (Carnian)New JerseyLength:30 cmThis procolophonid was equipped with...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Yunguisaurus liae
Yunguisaurus liae Cheng et al., 2006SauropterygiaEosauropterygiaPistosauroidea Late TriassicFalang Fm (Carnian)Guizhou, ChinaLength: 4 mThis is the first Pistosauroid known from an almost complete...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Henodus chelyops
Henodus chelyops Huene, 1936SauropterygiaPlacodontiaHenodontidae Late TriassicUppermost Gipskeuper (Carnian)GermanyLength: 1 mIt looks like a turtle, but it is not a turtle. This odd looking aquatic...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Atopodentatus unicus
Atopodentatus unicus Cheng et al., 2014SauropterygiaMiddle TriassicGuanling Fm (Anisian)Yunnan, ChinaLength: 3 mNew fossils of this prehistoric beast indicate that the previous interpretation of this...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cathaymyrus diadexus
Cathaymyrus diadexus Shu et al., 1996CephalochordataLower CambrianYu'anshan Mbr, Qiongzhusi FmYunnan, ChinaLength: 2 cmA probable cephalochordate from the Maotianshan Shale. Fossil shows a distinct...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Ateleaspis tesselata
Ateleaspis tesselata Traquair, 1899AgnathaCephalaspidomorphiOsteostraciAteleaspididaeLate SilurianDowntonianScotland, UKLength: 15-20 cmThe most basal osteostracan, Ateleaspis maybe the earliest fish...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Sclerocormus parviceps
Sclerocormus parviceps Jiang et al., 2016IchthyosauromorphaIcthyosauriformesNasorostra EarlyTriassicUpper Member of the Nanlinghu Fm (Olenekian)Anhui, ChinaLength: 1.6 mThis basal ichthyosauromorph had...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Machairoceratops cronusi
Machairoceratops cronusi Lund et al., 2016DinosauriaOrnithischiaCeratopsiaCeratopsidaeCentrosaurinae Late CretaceousWahweap Fm (Late Campanian)Utah, USLength: 3.5 mThis ceratopsian dinosaur from Utah...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Dimetrodon gigashomegenes
Dimetrodon gigashomegenes Case, 1907SynapsidaSphenacodontidaeSphenacodontinae Early PermianArroyo Fm, Clear Fork Gr (Kungurian)Texas, USLength: 3.3 mRecent studies of well preserved bones of Dimetrodon...
View Article