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Moschops capensis
Moschops capensis Broom, 1911TherapsidaDinocephaliaTapinocephalidae Late PermianTapinocephalus a.z (Capitanian)South AfricaLength: 2.5 mThe thick short skull of Moschops was possibly used for...
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Gavialinum rhodani
Gavialinum rhodani Lortet, 1892ArchosauromorphaMesoeucrocodyliaMetasuchia Neosuchia ThalattosuchiaTeleosauridae Middle JurassicVillebois quarry (Bathonian)Ain, FranceLength: ? 2.5 mThis animal is known...
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Merriamoceros coronatus
Merriamoceros coronatus (Merriam, 1913)Syn: Ramoceros coronatus, Merycodus coronatusMammaliaArtiodactylaAntilocapridaeMerycodontinaeEarly MioceneBarstow Fm (Barstovian)California, USLength: 1 mThe...
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New dinosaur phylogeny
A newly published paper by Baron et al., (2017) is drastically shaking up the 130 years old consensus on the division of dinosaurs into two major groups: the Ornithischia and the Saurischia. The new...
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Dusisiren jordani
Dusisiren jordani (Kellogg, 1925)MammaliaSireniaDugongidaeHydrodamalinae Late MioceneMonterey Fm (Tortonian)California, USLength: 4 mThere are only 4 species of Sirenians alive today, but the group...
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Cranioceras unicornis
Cranioceras unicornis Matthew, 1918MammaliaArtiodactylaPalaeomerycidaeMiddle-Late MioceneLaucimer Mbr, Snake Creek Fm (Clarendonian)Nebraska, USLength: 1.5 mThis unusual small antelope-like creature...
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Burgess Shale Fauna
Burgess Shale Fauna (Middle Cambrian of British Columbia, Canada)April 2, 2017All illustrations on this site are copyrighted to Nobu Tamura. The low resolution versions of the images are licensed...
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Chengjiang Fauna
Chengjiang Fauna (Maotianshan Shale, Early Cambrian of Yunnan, China)April 9, 2017All illustrations on this site are copyrighted to Nobu Tamura. The low resolution versions of the images are licensed...
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Palaeophis maghrebianus
Palaeophis maghrebianus Arambourg, 1952ReptiliaSquamataSerpentesPalaeophiidaePalaeophiinae Early EoceneYpresian Oulad Abdoun basin, MoroccoLength: ? 6-9 mPalaeophis is a genus of marine snakes that...
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Fuxianhuia protensa
Fuxianhuia protensa Hou, 1987Arthropoda? ChelicerataYunnanataFuxianhuiidaFuxianhuiidae Early CambrianChengjiang fauna, Maotianshan ShaleYunnan, ChinaLength: 4 cmKnown from many complete specimens, the...
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Archisaccophyllia kunmingensis
Archisaccophyllia kunmingensis Hou et al., 2005CnidariaAnthozoa? Actinaria Early CambrianChengjiang fauna, Maotianshan ShaleYunnan, ChinaLength: 2 cmThese soft-bodied polyps were found preserved in...
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Paraleptomitella dictyodroma
Paraleptomitella dictyodroma Chen, Hou & Lu, 1989PoriferaDemospongeaLeptomitidaeEarly CambrianChengjiang fauna, Maotianshan ShaleYunnan, ChinaLength: up to 10 cmSponges (Porifera) are believed to...
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Eldonia ludwigii
Eldonia ludwigii Walcott, 1911AmbulacrariaCambroernidaEldoniidaeParopsonemida Middle CambrianBurgess ShaleBritish Columbia, CanadaLength: Thie enigmatic soft bodied animal from the Burgess Shale had a...
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Parietobalaena yamaokai
Parietobalaena yamaokai Otsuka & Ota, 2008MammaliaCetartiodactylaCetaceaPetocetidaeMiddle MioceneKorematsu Fm, Bihoku Gr (Burdigalian)Kyushu, JapanLength:2.5 mParietobalaena was a small baleen...
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Mauriciosaurus fernandezi
Mauriciosaurus fernandezi Frey et al., 2017SauropterygiaPlesiosauriaPolycotylidae Late CretaceousAgua Nueva Fm (Turonian)Nuevo León, MexicoLength:2 mThis short-necked plesiosaur from Mexico is known...
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Vouivria damparisensis
Vouivria damparisensis Mannion, Allain & Moine, 2017DinosauriaSaurischia SauropodomorphaNeosauropodaMacronariaBrachiosauridae Late JurassicCalcaires de Clerval (Oxfordian)Franche-Comté,...
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Bolosaurus striatus
Bolosaurus striatus Cope, 1878ParareptiliaProcolophonomorphaBolosauridae Early PermianAdmiral Fm, Wichita Gr (Artinskian)Texas, USLength: ? 15 cmBolosaurus striatus is only known from a crushed skull...
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Limnoscelis paludis
Limnoscelis paludis Williston, 1911ReptiliomorphaDiadectomorphaLimnoscelidae Late CarboniferousLower Cutler Fm (Gzhelian)New Mexico, USLength: 1.5 mThe Diadectomorphs form a group of Late...
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Attenborosaurus conybeari
Attenborosaurus conybeari (Sollas, 1881) Bakker, 1993SauropterygiaPlesiosauriaPliosauridae Early JurassicCharmouth Mudstone Fm, Lias gr (Sinemurian))Dorset, EnglandLength: 5 mThis medium sized...
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Aletopelta coombsi
Aletopelta coombsi Ford & Kirkland, 2001DinosauriaOrnithischiaAnkylosauriaAnkylosauridae Late CretaceousPoint Loma Fm (Upper Campanian) California, USLength: 5 mOnly a few dinosaur remains have...
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