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Part of the holotype of Metriacanthosaurus parkeri
Taxa Metriacanthosaurus

Part of the holotype of Metriacanthosaurus parkeri

museum fossil holotype Metriacanthosaurus
fossil of Plesiopterys
Taxa Plesiopterys

fossil of Plesiopterys

fossil Plesiopterys
Fossil includes two tail feathers at the left of the image.
Taxa Wulong

Fossil includes two tail feathers at the left of the image.

feather fossil Wulong
Life restoration of Morrosaurus antarcticus based on fossil images. Integument based on small, bipedal ornithischians like Kulindadromeus.
Taxa Morrosaurus

Life restoration of Morrosaurus antarcticus based on fossil images. Integument based on small, bipedal ornithischians like Kulindadromeus.

fossil Kulindadromeus Morrosaurus Ornithischia
The skull of Aquilops in three versions: the actual holotype fossil down below, a reconstruction of the distorted skull with the missing bits sculpted in by preparator and reptile-reconstructor extraordinaire Kyle Davies (see more of his work here), and a reconstruction of the skull as it might have looked before it went through the ravages of taphonomy.
Taxa Aquilops

The skull of Aquilops in three versions: the actual holotype fossil down below, a reconstruction of the distorted skull with the missing bits sculpted in by preparator and reptile-reconstructor extraordinaire Kyle Davies (see more of his work here), and a reconstruction of the skull as it might have looked before it went through the ravages of taphonomy.

fossil holotype Aquilops skull
Illustration of a fossil of Indosaurus
Taxa Indosaurus

Illustration of a fossil of Indosaurus

fossil Indosaurus
Fossil of Koreaceratops found at Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do, Korea.
Taxa Koreaceratops

Fossil of Koreaceratops found at Hwaseong-si Gyeonggi-do, Korea.

fossil Koreaceratops
Fossil of Eretmosaurus, an extinct reptile-- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London
Taxa Eretmosaurus

Fossil of Eretmosaurus, an extinct reptile-- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London

museum fossil Eretmosaurus
Helioceratops brachygnathus restoration based on fossil images.
Taxa Helioceratops

Helioceratops brachygnathus restoration based on fossil images.

fossil Helioceratops
Illustration of Sinusonasus (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Deinonychosauria, Troodontidae). This restoration is an edited and updated version of a drawing I originally uploaded on Wikimedia at December 11th 2009 (which i turn is based on a fossil seen at http://site.sinodino.com/Museum/images/Sinusonasus.JPG.).
Taxa Sinusonasus

Illustration of Sinusonasus (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Deinonychosauria, Troodontidae). This restoration is an edited and updated version of a drawing I originally uploaded on Wikimedia at December 11th 2009 (which i turn is based on a fossil seen at http://site.sinodino.com/Museum/images/Sinusonasus.JPG.).

drawing museum fossil Coelurosauria +5
Fossil skeleton of Gargoyleosaurus parkpinorum taken in 2007 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.
Taxa Gargoyleosaurus

Fossil skeleton of Gargoyleosaurus parkpinorum taken in 2007 at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

museum Denver fossil Gargoyleosaurus +1
Fossil of Anningasaura, an extinct reptile - Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen
Taxa Anningasaura

Fossil of Anningasaura, an extinct reptile - Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen

museum fossil Anningasaura
Fossil of Blezingeria, an extinct reptile - Muschelkalkmuseum Hagdorn
Taxa Blezingeria

Fossil of Blezingeria, an extinct reptile - Muschelkalkmuseum Hagdorn

fossil Blezingeria
Crato Formation pterosaur diversity – the dawn of Araripe pterosaur era. We emphasize that the coexistence of the taxa is merely illustrative, since the lack of geological context for most pterosaur fossils from the Araripe Basin prevents a precise inference of contemporaneity.
Taxa Lacusovagus

Crato Formation pterosaur diversity – the dawn of Araripe pterosaur era. We emphasize that the coexistence of the taxa is merely illustrative, since the lack of geological context for most pterosaur fossils from the Araripe Basin prevents a precise inference of contemporaneity.

fossil Lacusovagus Pterosauria formation
Jinzhousaurus yangi fossil displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum
Taxa Jinzhousaurus

Jinzhousaurus yangi fossil displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum

museum fossil Jinzhousaurus
Fossil material of the Jormungandr holotype (Nicknamed Eustace)
Taxa Jormungandr

Fossil material of the Jormungandr holotype (Nicknamed Eustace)

fossil holotype Jormungandr
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News

New fossils reveal a hidden branch in human evolution
tooth Ethiopia fossil specimen discovery evolution
Fossils unearthed in Ethiopia are reshaping our view of human evolution. Instead of a straight march from ape-like ancestors to modern humans, researchers now see a tangled, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Newly discovered teeth reveal a previously unknown species of Australopithecus that lived alongside some of the earliest Homo specimens nearly 2.8 million years ago. This suggests that nature tested multiple versions of “being human” before our lineage endured.
28/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo
Langebaanweg Part 3 – An Animal Archive
museum fossil
While we have discussed the importance of Langebaanweg in terms of its geological positioning and history, the thing it is really famous for is the incredible size and diversity of its fossil assemblage. In the last 60 years the collections of the Iziko Museum in Cape Town have been filled with as much as one [&hellip
22/08/2025 palaeocast
Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins
limb Ethiopia fossil discovery human origin
In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side with a newly identified species of Australopithecus nearly three million years ago. These finds challenge the old idea of a straight evolutionary ladder, revealing instead a tangled web of ancient relatives.
22/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo
140,000-year-old skeleton shows earliest interbreeding between humans and Neanderthals
Israel fossil dating discovery Homo sapiens skeleton
Scientists have uncovered the world s earliest fossil showing both Neanderthal and Homo sapiens features: a five-year-old child from Israel s Skhul Cave dating back 140,000 years. This discovery pushes back the timeline of human interbreeding, proving that Neanderthals and modern humans were already mixing long before Europe s later encounters.
21/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo
Mysterious Denisovan interbreeding shaped the humans we are today
fossil tracks evolution genetics
Denisovans, a mysterious human relative, left behind far more than a handful of fossils—they left genetic fingerprints in modern humans across the globe. Multiple interbreeding events with distinct Denisovan populations helped shape traits like high-altitude survival in Tibetans, cold-weather adaptation in Inuits, and enhanced immunity. Their influence spanned from Siberia to South America, and scientists are now uncovering how these genetic gifts transformed human evolution, even with such limi
14/08/2025 sciencedaily-human-evo
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