Ichthyosaurus anningae
Ichthyosaurus anningae Lomax & Massare, 2015IchthyosauromorphaIchthyosauriaNeoichthyosauriaThunnosauria IchthyosauridaeEarly JurassicCharmouth Mudstone Fm (Early Pliensbachian)EnglandLength: 1.5...
View ArticleLoganellia scotica
Loganellia scotica (Traquair, 1898)AgnathaThelodontiLoganiidae Early SilurianLesmahagow inliersScotlandLength:15 cmFormerly described as a species of Thelodus, Loganiella had a body covered in scales....
View ArticleCtenaspis dentata
Ctenaspis dentata Kiaer, 1930AgnathaPteraspidomorphiHeterostraciCyathaspidiformesCtenaspididaeEarly DevonianRed Bay Series, Ben Nevis Fm (Downtonian) Spitsbergen, NorwayLength:10 cmThe body of...
View ArticleKoshisaurus katsuyama
Koshisaurus katsuyama Shibata & Azuma, 2015 DinosauriaOrnithischiaOrnithopodaHadrosauroidea Early CretaceousKitadani Fm (Barremian-Early Aptian)JapanLength: ? Known from fragmentary remains,...
View ArticleAegirocassis benmoulae
Aegirocassis benmoulae Van Roy, Daley & Briggs, 2015ArthropodaRadiodontaHurdiidaeEarly OrdovicianLower Fezouata Fm (latest Tremadocian)MoroccoLength:2 mThis large primitive arthropod (over 2 m in...
View ArticlePsephophorus terrypratchetti
Psephophorus terrypratchetti Kohler, 1995CheloniaTestudinesCryptodiraDermochelyidaeEoceneWaihao Greensand (Upper Lutetian)New ZealandLength:?Known from fragmentary materials including dermal plates,...
View ArticleSanchaspis megalorostrata
Sanchaspis megalorostrata Pan & Wang, 1981AgnathaGaleaspidaHuananaspidiformes Sanchaspididae Early DevonianXujiachong Fm (Pragian)Yunnan, ChinaLength: 20-25 cmThe Galeaspids form a peculiar group...
View ArticleTiktaalik roseae
Tiktaalik roseae Daeschler, Shubin & Jenkins, 2006SarcopterygiiElpistostegaliaLate Devonian Fram Fm (Frasnian) Nunavut, CanadaLength: 2.75 mThe croc like fish Tiktaalik became an instant celebrity...
View ArticleCephalaspis lyelli
Cephalaspis lyelli Agassiz, 1835AgnathaCephalaspidomorphiOsteostraci Early DevonianOld Red Sandstone Fm Scotland, UKLength: 20-30 cmThe most famous representative of a group of jawless fish called...
View ArticleGemuendina stuerzi
Gemuendina stuerzi Traquair, 1903AgnathaPlacodermiRhenanida Early DevonianHunsruck lagerstatte (Emsian) GermanyLength: 30-100 cmThis unusual placoderm had a flat body and large pectoral fins, giving it...
View ArticleYawunik kootenayi
Yawunik kootenayi Van Roy, Daley & Briggs, 2015ArthropodaMegacheiraLeanchoiliidaLeanchoiliidae Middle CambrianStephen Fm (Burgess Shale)British Columbica, CanadaLength:9.5 cmThis early arthropod...
View ArticleSlimonia acuminata
Slimonia acuminata (Salter, 1856)ArthropodaMerostomataEurypteridaPterygotioideaSlimoniidaeUpper SilurianLesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKLength:1.5 mThis sea scorpion was related to Pterygotus. It...
View ArticleGyracanthus formosus
Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz, 1837AcanthodiiClimatiiformesGyracanthidae Upper CarboniferousUpper Coal Measures (Westphalian A-D)England & Scotland, UKLength: 50 cmGyracanthus was a large freshwater...
View ArticleCyrtoceras sp
Cyrtoceras sp Goldfuss, 1832MolluscaCephalopodaNautiloideaOncocerida Middle Ordovician-Middle DevonianWorldwideLength: This nautiloid is characterized by a slightly curved conical shell. A multitude of...
View ArticleHypselosaurus priscus
Hypselosaurus priscus Matheron, 1868DinosauriaSauropodomorphaSauropodaTitanosauriaTitanosauridaeLate CretaceousMaastrichtianFranceLength: 8 mKnown from fragmentary remains from the Late Cretaceous of...
View ArticleBrontosaurus excelsus
Brontosaurus excelsus Marsh, 1879DinosauriaSauropodomorphaSauropodaDiplodocidaeApatosaurinae Late JurassicMorrison Fm (Kimmeridgian)Wyoming, USALength: 22First described in 1879, Brontosausus was...
View ArticleErythrosuchus africanus
Erythrosuchus africanus Broom, 1905ReptiliaArchosauromorphaArchosauriformesErythrosuchidae Middle TriassicCynognathus az, beaufourt Gr (Anisian)South AfricaLength: 5 mErythrosuchus ("red crocodile")...
View ArticleCynognathus crateronotus
Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley, 1895SynapsidaTherapsidaCynodontiaCynognathidae Middle TriassicCynognathus az, beaufourt Gr (Anisian)South AfricaLength: 1 mFossils of this mammalian reptile have been...
View ArticleFurcacauda heintzae
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View ArticleBirkenia elegans
Birkenia elegans Traquair, 1899AgnathaAnaspidaBirkeniidae Late SilurianLesmahagow (Llandovery)Scotland, UKLength: up to 10 cmThis small jawless fish from Scotland was represented upside down in its...
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