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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

bone United States Denver Cretaceous +6
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.

museum China United States fossil +3
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.

museum China United States fossil +3
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. File:Stegoceras mount.jpg File:Dinosauria - Prenocephale.jpg 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.

museum Taiwan fossil holotype +3
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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This ancient animal was one of the first to eat plants on land
tooth fossil skull
Hundreds of millions of years ago, the first animals to crawl onto land were strict meat-eaters, even as plants had already taken over the landscape. Now scientists have uncovered a 307-million-year-old fossil that rewrites that story: one of the earliest known land vertebrates to start eating plants. The animal, named Tyrannoroter heberti, was a stocky, football-sized creature with a skull packed with specialized teeth designed for crushing and grinding vegetation.
11/02/2026 sciencedaily
These 773,000-year-old fossils may reveal our shared human ancestor
fossil evolution Homo sapiens
Fossils from a Moroccan cave have been dated with remarkable accuracy to about 773,000 years ago, thanks to a magnetic signature locked into the surrounding sediments. The hominin remains show a blend of ancient and more modern features, placing them near a pivotal branching point in human evolution. These individuals likely represent an African population close to the last common ancestor of Homo sapiens, Neandertals, and Denisovans.
07/02/2026 sciencedaily
Baby dinosaurs were the backbone of the Jurassic food chain
hunting predator prey Jurassic fossil Dinosauria
Despite growing into the largest animals ever to walk on land, sauropods began life small, exposed, and alone. Fossil evidence suggests their babies were frequently eaten by multiple predators, making them a key part of the Jurassic food chain. This steady supply of easy prey may explain why early predators thrived without needing extreme hunting adaptations. The findings offer a rare glimpse into how dinosaur ecosystems truly worked.
02/02/2026 sciencedaily
This AI app can tell which dinosaur made a footprint
fossil tracks Dinosauria bird dating discovery
Dinosaur footprints have always been mysterious, but a new AI app is cracking their secrets. DinoTracker analyzes photos of fossil tracks and predicts which dinosaur made them, with accuracy rivaling human experts. Along the way, it uncovered footprints that look strikingly bird-like—dating back more than 200 million years. That discovery could push the origin of birds much deeper into prehistory.
01/02/2026 sciencedaily
Hesperosuchus: Beast of the Week
Hesperosuchus: Beast of the Week
Mexico United States Late Triassic Triassic fossil skeleton
This week we will be checking out a relative of modern crocodilians that has tricked scientists multiple times!  Enter Hesperosuchus agilis!Hesperosuchus was a pseudosuchian (related to crocodilians) that lived in what is now Arizona and New Mexico, USA, during the late Triassic period, about 210 million years ago.  It would have been a meat-eater and from snout to tail the most complete skeleton measures about four feet (1.2m) but other fossils suggest it could have grown larger, up to about si
01/02/2026 prehistoricbeastoftheweek
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