Paleontology Collection (page 2)

Homo heidelbergensis skull and face of a male, artists impression. H. heidelbergensis lived between 600, 000 and 250, 000 years ago in the Pleistocene era

Flying pterosaurs, artwork. Pterosaurs were flying reptiles that inhabited what is now North America and Europe during the late Cretaceous period, between 85 and 75 million years ago

Model of Lucy, a young female Australopithecus afarensis hominid. The model was created from a cast of Lucys bones, and exhibited at the Kenya National Museum, Nairobi, Kenya

Prehistoric wildlife of the Miocene era
Prehistoric wildlife from the Miocene era, illustration. From left to right: prehistoric pig (Bunolistriodon sp.); hornless rhino (Aceratherium sp.); three toed horse (Anchitherium sp)

Wildlife of the Miocene era, artwork. The Miocene era is the period from around 23 to 5 million years ago. The animals shown are: a giant land tortoise (Cheirogaster bolivari, bottom left)

Illustration of a Deinosuchus, a crocodilian from the Late Cretaceous period

Albertosaurus hunts by moonlight. Albertosaurus was a tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur that lived in western North America during the Late Cretaceous Period

3D rendering of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur skeleton, side view. This armored dinosaur lived in the early Mesozoic era

A raptor stalks a pair of grazing Europasaurus holgeri dinosaurs

A group of Dodo birds crossing a natural bridge over a stream

GEOLOGY: K-T boundary Sample of the K-T boundary claystone from the Sussex locality, Wyoming, USA
FG-ea-733 GEOLOGY: K-T boundary - Sample of the K-T boundary claystone from the Sussex locality, Wyoming, USA Sample is 18 mm thick

Cave painting: Kondusi stick dance, Tanzania
Kondusi stick dance. Reproduction of an African painting depicting the Kondusi stick dance. The stylized figures wielding sticks wear bushy head- dresses or hair-styles

Female Homo habilis. Artists impression of a female Homo habilis holding her young and plucking fruit from a tree. H. habilis was an ancestor of modern humans that lived between around 2.1

Ammonites. Computer artwork of ammonites in the sea during the Devonian period. This lasted from around 408 to 360 million years ago

Cambrian animals, artwork
Cambrian animals. Artwork of an Opabinia regalis invertebrate (upper right) attempting to catch its prey, a primitive chordate called Pikaia (lower left)

Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Allosaurs were large carnivorous reptiles that lived during the late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago)

Australopithecus boisei. Artists impression of the skull and head of an Australopithecus boisei, a hominid that lived in Africa between about 2.3 to 1.3 million years ago

Therizinosaurus dinosaur. Artwork of the theropod Therizinosaurus dinosaur, thought to have reached 10 metres in length. It lived from 85 million years ago, during the Late Cretaceous period

Cerapod dinosaurs compared to a rhino. The seven adult animals shown here are, from left to right: Nedoceratops; Torosaurus; Albertaceratops; a White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Parasaurolophus dinosaurs. Artwork of Parasaurolophus dinosaurs feeding next to a waterfall. Parasaurolophus was a hadrosaurid or duck-billed dinosaur

1770 Cuvier Mstricht Mosasaur
1812 Plate 1 of " the big fossil animal" (later named Mosasaur hoffmanii) from Vol. III, Cuviers " Ossamens Fossiles"

Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist
Stephen Gould. Caricature of the US palaeontologist, evolutionary biologist, science historian and author Stephen Jay Gould (1941-2002) holding a collection of his essays called The Pandas Thumb

Prehistoric cave bear, artwork
Prehistoric cave bear (Ursus spelaeus), artwork. This bear lived in Europe during the Pleistocene epoch (1.8 million years ago to 10, 000 years ago)

Dinosaur bones
Fossil dinosaur skeleton near Tuba City, Arizona. Photograph

Map of the continents and seas in the Upper Triassic period. North America, Atlantis, Europe, Asia, Gondwanaland. Colour print after an illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt

Plastercast of a Diplodocus carnegii.. Lithograph after an illustration by J. Smit from H. N. Hutchinsons Extinct Monsters and Creatures of Other Days, Chapman and Hall, London, 1894

Illustration of a Phiomia, a type of Gomphothere from the Oligocene period, and a present-day African elephant (Loxodonta africana)

A herd of dinosaurs walk past a flying saucer lodged into the ground
A herd of herbivorous ceratopsian dinosaurs from the Cretaceous Period, walk past a giant flying saucer lodged into the ground after a bad landing

A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars while safely standing between its mothers legs
A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars defiantely while safely standing between its mothers legs

A Rubeosaurus roams a prehistoric environment

Smilodon on a mountainside

Homo sp. skulls C016 / 5933
Side views of Homo erectus (Sangiran), H. heidelbergensis (Broken Hill), H. neanderthalensis, (La Ferrassie) and H. sapiens (Polynesia) skulls. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania C015 / 6429
Olduvai Gorge landscape, Tanzania. This gorge (also called Oldupai Gorge) is famous for the fossils discovered here of extinct hominins that form part of the human evolutionary tree

Ardipithecus ramidus landscape. Artwork of Ardipithecus ramidus male and female hominids (right) climbing a fallen branch and standing in an African forest during the Pliocene. A

Artwork of the flying reptile Quetzalcoatlus sp
Quetzalcoatlus. Artwork of a flying Quetzalcoatlus (Quetzalcoatlus sp.), a type of Pterosaur. This was the largest living thing ever to fly, with a wingspan of over 15 metres in some individuals

Oviraptor dinosaur, artwork. Oviraptor was a small bird-like dinosaur that lived in what is now China between around 85 and 70 million years ago, in the late Cretaceous period

Homotherium scimitar cats subduing their prey, artwork. This predator is an extinct member of the sabre-toothed cat family (Machairodontinae), which lived throughout Africa

Prehistoric giant wombat, artwork
Prehistoric giant wombat. Computer artwork of a Diprotodon. These Australian mammals, also known as rhinoceros or giant wombats

Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus
Vintage engraving of an Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus. The Ichthyosaurus is a genus of ichthyosaurs from the early Jurassic

Skull of Neanderthal (Homo neanderthalensis). Krapina. Croatia. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom

Piltdown Man reconstructed, 1912
Piltdown Man, as imagined by Illustrated London News special artist Amedee Forestier, soon after the discovery of the bones was made public in 1912

A fierce Prestosuchus dinosaur. Prestosuchus was a carnivorous archosaur dinosaur that lived in the Triassic Period of Brazil

3D rendering of a Tyrannosaurus Rex dinosaur skeleton. T-Rex was one of the largest carnivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous period

Sauropod and duckbill dinosaurs feed peacefully together
In this prehistoric scene, both sauropod and duckbill dinosaurs feed peacefully together, but remain alert to any possible dangers

Giganotosaurus hunting. Giganotosaurus was a large carcharodontosaurid dinosaur that lived in what is now Argentina during the early Cenomanian age of the Late Cretaceous Period approximately 100 to

Arthropleura invertebrate on white background. Arthropleura was a giant insect invertebrate that lived in North America and Scotland during the Carboniferous Period

Dracoraptor is a carnivorous theropod from the Early Jurassic period
Dracoraptor hanigani is a carnivorous theropod from the Early Jurassic period

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"Paleontology: Unveiling the Secrets of Our Prehistoric World" Step into the fascinating realm of paleontology, where ancient mysteries are brought to light. Explore the Lascaux II cave painting replica C013 / 7378 and be transported back in time as you witness art that dates back thousands of years. Follow the Trail of Laetoli footprints and marvel at these preserved imprints left by our early ancestors, offering a glimpse into their daily lives. Delve deeper into human evolution as you uncover the stages that shaped us over millions of years. From a prehistoric spear-thrower to Laetoli fossil footprints, each artifact tells a story of our journey towards modernity. Behold the Archaeopteryx fossil, Berlin specimen C016 / 5071, bridging the gap between dinosaurs and birds with its remarkable features. Encounter giants from another era - mammoths and Brachiosaurus dinosaurs - whose immense size leaves us awestruck. Admire Mantell's Geological Strata Section from 1838, an intricate illustration depicting Earth's geological history in stunning detail. Pay homage to Mary Anning's groundbreaking discovery in 1814 - her unearthing of the first ichthyosaur skull paved the way for future paleontologists. Picture No. 10766504 captures this pivotal moment when science took a leap forward. Lastly, encounter two apex predators: Megalodon shark and great white sharks – one extinct but forever etched in our imagination; while others still roam our oceans today. Paleontology is more than just bones; it is an exploration into Earth's past that unravels secrets long forgotten. Join us on this incredible journey through time as we piece together fragments from our distant past to better understand ourselves and all creatures who came before us.