Saltopus elginensis
Saltopus elginensis Huene, 1910DinosauromorphaDinosauriformesLate TriassicLossiemouth Sanstone Fm (Carnian)Scotland, UKLength: 1 mSaltopus is known from a single cast of a partial skeleton lacking the...
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View ArticleEoraptor lunensis
Eoraptor lunensis Sereno et al., 1993DinosauromorphaDinosauriaSaurischiaSauropodomorpha Late TriassicIschigualasto Fm (Carnian)San Juan, ArgentinaLength: 1 mKnown from several specimens, this small...
View ArticleHerrerasaurus ischigualastensis
Herrerasaurus ischigualastensis Reig, 1963DinosauromorphaDinosauriaSaurischiaTheropodaHerrerasauridae Late TriassicIschigualasto Fm (Carnian)San Juan, ArgentinaLength: 3 mThis is one of the most...
View ArticleClydagnathus cavusformis
Clydagnathus cavusformis Rhodes, Austin & Druce, 1969ChordataConodontaEuconodontaOzarkodinidaCavusgnathidae Lower Carboniferous (Mississippian)(Tournaisian)Scotland, UK Length: 5 cmConodonts are...
View ArticleTawa hallae
Tawa hallae Nesbitt et al., 2009DinosauromorphaDinosauriaSaurischiaTheropodaLate TriassicChinle Fm (Norian)New Mexico, USLength: 2 mThis is a very basal theropod, more advanced than Herrerasaurus and...
View ArticlePikaia gracilens
Pikaia gracilens Walcott, 1911ChordataCephalochordataPikaiidae Middle CambrianBurgess ShaleBritish Columbia, CanadaLength: 5 cmThis member of the famous Burgess Shale Cambrian fauna was originally...
View ArticleAnglaspis heintzi
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View ArticlePhlebolepis elegans
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View ArticleHemicyclaspis murchisoni
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View ArticlePsammolepis venyukovi
Psammolepis venyukovi Obruchev, 1965AgnathaHeterostraciPsammosteiformes Psammosteidae Middle DevonianGauja Formation (Late Givetian)EstoniaLength: 80 cmThis is a rather large freshwater jawless fish...
View ArticleAnomalocaris canadensis
Anomalocaris canadensis Whiteaves, 1892ArthropodaDinocaridiaradiodontaAnomalocarididae Middle CambrianBurgess ShaleBritish Columbia, Canada Length: 1 mThe mouth, the appendages and the body of this...
View ArticlePycnosteus tuberculatus
Pycnosteus tuberculatus (Rohon, 1901)AgnathaHeterostraciPsammosteiformes PycnosteidaeMiddle DevonianGauja Formation (Late Givetian)EstoniaLength: 80 cmAnother large and oddly shaped jawless armored...
View ArticleGabreyaspis tarda
Gabreyaspis tarda Novitskaya, 1968AgnathaHeterostraciCyathaspidiformesAmphiaspididaAmphiaspidoideaGabreyaspididae Lower DevonianTaymir Kureyka Series (Lochkovian)Siberia, RussiaLength: 30 cmThis medium...
View ArticleHibernaspis macrolepis
Hibernaspis macrolepis Obruchev, 1939AgnathaHeterostraciCyathaspidiformesAmphiaspididaAmphiaspidoideaHibernaspididaeLower DevonianTaymir Kureyka Series (Lochkovian)Siberia, RussiaLength: 60 cmWe...
View ArticleMyxinikela siroka
Myxinikela siroka Bardack, 1991ChordataMyxiniMyxina MyxinomorphiMyxiniformes Late Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian)Mazon Creek, Francis Creek Shale Mbr (Wesphalian)Illinois, USLength: 7 cmThis is one of...
View ArticleTribrachidium heraldicum
Tribrachidium heraldicum Glaessner, 1959TrilobozoaTribrachididae EdiacaranEdiacara biota South AustraliaLength: up to 5 cmThis enigmatic animal of unknown affinities is characterized by its threefold...
View ArticleNectocaris pteryx
Nectocaris pteryx Conway Morris, 1976? Mollusca? CephalopodaNectocarididae Middle CambrianBurgess ShaleBritish Columbia, CanadaLength: 10 cmThis swimming animal had a flat body with a small head and...
View ArticleWaptia fieldensis
Waptia fieldensis Walcott, 1912ArthropodaCrustaceomorphaWaptiidaWaptiidae Middle CambrianBurgess ShaleBritish Columbia, CanadaLength: 8 cmOne of the most common fossils of the famous Burgess Shale,...
View ArticleDidazoon haoae
Didazoon haoae Shu & Han, 2001ChordataVetulicoliaVetulicolidaDidazoonidae Early CambrianQiongzhusi Fm, Maotianshan ShaleChengjiang, ChinaLength: 20 cmThe Vetulicolians form an ephemeral group of...
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