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Holotype fossils of Glacialisaurus (PR 1823); metatarsals, tibia, fibula, ankle bones
Taxa Glacialisaurus

Holotype fossils of Glacialisaurus (PR 1823); metatarsals, tibia, fibula, ankle bones

bone fossil holotype Glacialisaurus
Fossil of Sthenarosaurus, an extinct reptile - Took the picture at Museum of Paleontology, Tuebingen
Taxa Sthenarosaurus

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

museum fossil Sthenarosaurus
fossil of seeleyosaurus
Taxa Seeleyosaurus

fossil of seeleyosaurus

fossil Seeleyosaurus
Illustration of a fossil of Chubutisaurus
Taxa Chubutisaurus

Illustration of a fossil of Chubutisaurus

fossil Chubutisaurus
Illustration of a fossil of Plateosauravus
Taxa Plateosauravus

Illustration of a fossil of Plateosauravus

fossil Plateosauravus
Fossil of Balaur, an extinct theropod- Took the photo at Fossil Show, Munich
Taxa Balaur

Fossil of Balaur, an extinct theropod- Took the photo at Fossil Show, Munich

fossil Balaur
The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden boasts the largest collection of marine invertebrate fossils in Canada. Visitors to the museum not only get to see this collection, but can join a dig in search for more fossils at a 109-acre escarpment property.

Photo credit: Robyn Hanson
Taxa Tylosaurus

The Canadian Fossil Discovery Centre in Morden boasts the largest collection of marine invertebrate fossils in Canada. Visitors to the museum not only get to see this collection, but can join a dig in search for more fossils at a 109-acre escarpment property. Photo credit: Robyn Hanson

museum Canada fossil Tylosaurus +1
Caririchnium leonardii - dinosaur track from the Cretaceous of Colorado, USA. (replica; public display, Red Rocks Amphitheater visitor center, west of Denver, Colorado, USA)
Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado has numerous dinosaur fossils, including bones and tracks.  The most common track type at the site is Caririchnium leonardii, which was made by an iguanodontid dinosaur.  The large, wide, three-toed print was produced by a hindfoot.
Stratigraphy: Dakota Sandstone, upper Lower Cretaceous

Provenance: eastern side of Dinosaur Ridge, Dakota Hogback, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA
Taxa Caririchnium

Caririchnium leonardii - dinosaur track from the Cretaceous of Colorado, USA. (replica; public display, Red Rocks Amphitheater visitor center, west of Denver, Colorado, USA) Dinosaur Ridge, Colorado has numerous dinosaur fossils, including bones and tracks. The most common track type at the site is Caririchnium leonardii, which was made by an iguanodontid dinosaur. The large, wide, three-toed print was produced by a hindfoot. Stratigraphy: Dakota Sandstone, upper Lower Cretaceous Provenance: eastern side of Dinosaur Ridge, Dakota Hogback, west of Denver, north-central Colorado, USA

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Spheroolithus fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.
Taxa Spheroolithidae

Spheroolithus fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.

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Spheroolithus fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.
Taxa Spheroolithus

Spheroolithus fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.

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Fossil - Took The picture at Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels
Taxa Prognathodon

Fossil - Took The picture at Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences, Brussels

fossil Prognathodon
Fossil of Mosasaurus, an extinct mosasaur, reconstruction of the Mosasaurus of Bemelen. Took the photo at Natural History Museum of Maastricht
Taxa Mosasaurus

Fossil of Mosasaurus, an extinct mosasaur, reconstruction of the Mosasaurus of Bemelen. Took the photo at Natural History Museum of Maastricht

museum fossil Mosasaurus
Montage of four pachycephalosaurs. Clockwise from top left: Stegoceras, Prenocephale, Pachycephalosaurus and Homalocephale. These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Pachycephalosauria on Wikipedia.
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File:Fossil Pachycephalosaurus.jpg
File:Homalocephale skull.jpg
Taxa Pachycephalosauria

Montage of four pachycephalosaurs. Clockwise from top left: Stegoceras, Prenocephale, Pachycephalosaurus and Homalocephale. These files are already on Commons with their respective licenses. This montage was made for the article Pachycephalosauria on Wikipedia. File:Stegoceras mount.jpg File:Dinosauria - Prenocephale.jpg File:Fossil Pachycephalosaurus.jpg File:Homalocephale skull.jpg

fossil Dinosauria Homalocephale Pachycephalosauria +3
Fossil of Attenborosaurus, an extinct reptile-- Took the photo at Natural History Museum, London
Taxa Pliosauridae

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

museum fossil Attenborosaurus Pliosauridae
Collection of four troodontids, clockwise from top left: Mei long, unnamed Alaskan troodontid, Jianianhualong tengi, Sinovenator changii.
Taxa Troodontidae

Collection of four troodontids, clockwise from top left: Mei long, unnamed Alaskan troodontid, Jianianhualong tengi, Sinovenator changii.

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Elangatoolithidae fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.
Taxa Elongatoolithidae

Elangatoolithidae fossil dinosaur eggs, from China. Exhibit in the Academy of Natural Sciences, 1900 Benjamin Franklin Parkway, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Photography was permitted in this area of the museum without restrictions.

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News

Fossil feet may be misleading scientists about human evolution
fossil discovery evolution
Wild monkeys in West Africa can climb vertical tree trunks using foot flexibility scientists did not realize they possessed. The discovery challenges a key assumption about what the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees looked like and how it moved.
31/08/2026 sciencedaily-paleo
Amazing Armoured Dinosaur Discovery – Japan’s First Definitive Ankylosaur
Japan Cretaceous fossil Ankylosauria Dinosauria Nodosauridae discovery
A new genus and species of armoured dinosaur has been named from fossils found in Japan. Nipponopelta yezoensis represents the first formally named Japanese ankylosaur. Furthermore, this discovery provides important information about the dispersal of nodosaurids during the Cretaceous Period. The new dinosaur was named and described by an international team of palaeontologists. The research
30/08/2026 everythingdinosaur
Remarkable Carboniferous Coelacanth Fossil Discovery in Yorkshire
Carboniferous fossil discovery
A remarkable Roundhay Park coelacanth fossil has been discovered in Leeds. The fossil is around 320 million years old. It dates from the Carboniferous. Furthermore, experts believe it represents the oldest fossil coelacanth yet found in Yorkshire. Geologist Ru Smith of the Yorkshire Geological Society made the discovery earlier this year. He found a well-preserved
27/08/2026 everythingdinosaur
324-million-year-old fossil reveals how insects conquered land
limb fossil insect
Ancient fossils suggest insects conquered land through a long amphibious phase rather than making an abrupt jump from water to dry ground. A newly identified 324-million-year-old species still carried paddle-like abdominal limbs, revealing an evolutionary bridge between aquatic ancestors and modern six-legged insects.
27/08/2026 sciencedaily
Remarkable Triassic Marine Reptile Fossil Preserves Internal Organs
China Triassic fossil specimen anatomy skeleton
Scientists have described an exceptional fossil of the long-necked, Triassic marine reptile Austronaga minuta. The specimen comes from China and is around 245 million years old. Remarkably, much of the animal's digestive system has been preserved. The almost complete fossil provides scientists with an unprecedented view of the skeleton and internal anatomy of an archosauromorph.
26/08/2026 everythingdinosaur
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