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Ichthyosaurus anningae

Ichthyosaurus anningae Lomax & Massare, 2015IchthyosauromorphaIchthyosauriaNeoichthyosauriaThunnosauria IchthyosauridaeEarly JurassicCharmouth Mudstone Fm (Early Pliensbachian)EnglandLength: 1.5...

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Loganellia scotica

Loganellia scotica (Traquair, 1898)AgnathaThelodontiLoganiidae Early SilurianLesmahagow inliersScotlandLength:15 cmFormerly described as a species of Thelodus,  Loganiella had a body covered in scales....

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Ctenaspis dentata

Ctenaspis dentata Kiaer, 1930AgnathaPteraspidomorphiHeterostraciCyathaspidiformesCtenaspididaeEarly DevonianRed Bay Series, Ben Nevis Fm (Downtonian) Spitsbergen, NorwayLength:10 cmThe body of...

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Koshisaurus katsuyama

Koshisaurus katsuyama Shibata & Azuma, 2015 DinosauriaOrnithischiaOrnithopodaHadrosauroidea Early CretaceousKitadani Fm (Barremian-Early Aptian)JapanLength: ? Known from fragmentary remains,...

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Aegirocassis benmoulae

Aegirocassis benmoulae Van Roy, Daley & Briggs, 2015ArthropodaRadiodontaHurdiidaeEarly OrdovicianLower Fezouata Fm (latest Tremadocian)MoroccoLength:2 mThis large primitive arthropod (over 2 m in...

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Psephophorus terrypratchetti

Psephophorus terrypratchetti Kohler, 1995CheloniaTestudinesCryptodiraDermochelyidaeEoceneWaihao Greensand (Upper Lutetian)New ZealandLength:?Known from fragmentary materials including dermal plates,...

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Sanchaspis megalorostrata

Sanchaspis megalorostrata Pan & Wang, 1981AgnathaGaleaspidaHuananaspidiformes Sanchaspididae Early DevonianXujiachong Fm (Pragian)Yunnan, ChinaLength: 20-25 cmThe Galeaspids form a peculiar group...

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Tiktaalik roseae

Tiktaalik roseae Daeschler, Shubin & Jenkins, 2006SarcopterygiiElpistostegaliaLate Devonian Fram Fm (Frasnian) Nunavut, CanadaLength: 2.75 mThe croc like fish Tiktaalik became an instant celebrity...

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Cephalaspis 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...

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Gemuendina 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...

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Yawunik kootenayi

Yawunik kootenayi Van Roy, Daley & Briggs, 2015ArthropodaMegacheiraLeanchoiliidaLeanchoiliidae Middle CambrianStephen Fm (Burgess Shale)British Columbica, CanadaLength:9.5 cmThis early arthropod...

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Slimonia acuminata

Slimonia acuminata (Salter, 1856)ArthropodaMerostomataEurypteridaPterygotioideaSlimoniidaeUpper SilurianLesmahagow, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UKLength:1.5 mThis sea scorpion was related to Pterygotus. It...

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Gyracanthus formosus

Gyracanthus formosus Agassiz, 1837AcanthodiiClimatiiformesGyracanthidae Upper CarboniferousUpper Coal Measures (Westphalian A-D)England & Scotland, UKLength: 50 cmGyracanthus was a large freshwater...

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Cyrtoceras sp

Cyrtoceras sp Goldfuss, 1832MolluscaCephalopodaNautiloideaOncocerida Middle Ordovician-Middle DevonianWorldwideLength: This nautiloid is characterized by a slightly curved conical shell. A multitude of...

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Hypselosaurus priscus

Hypselosaurus priscus Matheron, 1868DinosauriaSauropodomorphaSauropodaTitanosauriaTitanosauridaeLate CretaceousMaastrichtianFranceLength: 8 mKnown from fragmentary remains from the Late Cretaceous of...

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Brontosaurus excelsus

Brontosaurus excelsus Marsh, 1879DinosauriaSauropodomorphaSauropodaDiplodocidaeApatosaurinae Late JurassicMorrison Fm (Kimmeridgian)Wyoming, USALength: 22First described in 1879, Brontosausus was...

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Erythrosuchus africanus

Erythrosuchus africanus Broom, 1905ReptiliaArchosauromorphaArchosauriformesErythrosuchidae Middle TriassicCynognathus az, beaufourt Gr (Anisian)South AfricaLength: 5 mErythrosuchus ("red crocodile")...

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Cynognathus crateronotus

Cynognathus crateronotus Seeley, 1895SynapsidaTherapsidaCynodontiaCynognathidae Middle TriassicCynognathus az, beaufourt Gr (Anisian)South AfricaLength: 1 mFossils of this mammalian reptile have been...

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Furcacauda heintzae

Furcacauda heintzae (Dineley & Loeffler, 1976)AgnathaThelodontiFurcacaudiformesFurcacaudidae Early DevonianDelorme Fm (Lochkovian)Northwestern Territories, CanadaLength: 6 cmFurcacaudiformes are a...

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Birkenia 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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