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Bituminous claystone, Lower Jurassic, Hesselberg, Middle Franconia.
Sedimentary rock of very thin laminated layers (particles less than 0,0002 mm).

Rock formation is known for its rich fossil findings, ex. Ichthyosaur.
Formations Posidonia Shale

Bituminous claystone, Lower Jurassic, Hesselberg, Middle Franconia. Sedimentary rock of very thin laminated layers (particles less than 0,0002 mm). Rock formation is known for its rich fossil findings, ex. Ichthyosaur.

Jurassic fossil Ichthyosauria formation
Khaan fossil holotype IGM 100/1127.
Taxa Khaan

Khaan fossil holotype IGM 100/1127.

United States fossil holotype Khaan
The Natural Science Museum at El Chocón, in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region). Fossil of dinosaur
Taxa Skorpiovenator

The Natural Science Museum at El Chocón, in the northwestern Argentine Patagonia (the Comahue region). Fossil of dinosaur

museum Argentina fossil Dinosauria +1
Nyasasaurus is a basal dinosauromorph that may be the earliest known dinosaur. It was a small bipedal animal at about 2-3 m in length. Nyasasaurus is difficult to classify due to inconclusive fossil evidence, but if it is a true dinosaur, it pushes the dinosaur lineage back about 12 million years to the Middle Triassic.
Taxa Nyasasaurus

Nyasasaurus is a basal dinosauromorph that may be the earliest known dinosaur. It was a small bipedal animal at about 2-3 m in length. Nyasasaurus is difficult to classify due to inconclusive fossil evidence, but if it is a true dinosaur, it pushes the dinosaur lineage back about 12 million years to the Middle Triassic.

Middle Triassic Triassic fossil Dinosauria +1
Fossil at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Taxa Pterodaustro

Fossil at the Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales in Caballito, Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Argentina fossil Pterodaustro
Sidersaura is a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. Rebbachisaurids are the last known dipldocoids, and lived alongside the titanosaurs until fairly late in the Cretaceous before disappearing from the fossil record, presumably going extinct. They have long tails and relatively short necks, by sauropod standards. Sidersaura one of the most recent rebbachisaurids yet found, living in the Cenomanian–Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous. It was large for a rebbachisaurid, growing to about 20 m in length.
Taxa Sidersaura

Sidersaura is a rebbachisaurid sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Argentina. Rebbachisaurids are the last known dipldocoids, and lived alongside the titanosaurs until fairly late in the Cretaceous before disappearing from the fossil record, presumably going extinct. They have long tails and relatively short necks, by sauropod standards. Sidersaura one of the most recent rebbachisaurids yet found, living in the Cenomanian–Turonian ages of the Late Cretaceous. It was large for a rebbachisaurid, growing to about 20 m in length.

Argentina Cenomanian Cretaceous Late Cretaceous +6
Fossil of Mei long (holotype), on temporary display at the Shanghai Natural History Museum as part of the exhibition "China's Dinosaur World". Shot on July 22, 2025.
Taxa Mei

Fossil of Mei long (holotype), on temporary display at the Shanghai Natural History Museum as part of the exhibition "China's Dinosaur World". Shot on July 22, 2025.

museum China fossil holotype +1
Fossil specimen (IVPP V17903) of Corpulentapus lilasia on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Corpulentapus

Fossil specimen (IVPP V17903) of Corpulentapus lilasia on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China fossil specimen +1
Known fossil pieces after Aviatyrannis jurassica (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannosauroidea).[1]
Sources

↑ Rauhut O.W.M. (2003), "A tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal", Paleontology 46(5): p. 903-910.
Taxa Aviatyrannis

Known fossil pieces after Aviatyrannis jurassica (Dinosauria, Theropoda, Coelurosauria, Tyrannosauroidea).[1] Sources ↑ Rauhut O.W.M. (2003), "A tyrannosaurid dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic of Portugal", Paleontology 46(5): p. 903-910.

Portugal Jurassic fossil Aviatyrannis +5
Datousaurus. Fossil in Shanghai Science & Technology Museum
Taxa Datousaurus

Datousaurus. Fossil in Shanghai Science & Technology Museum

museum fossil Datousaurus
Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Taxa Santanadactylus

Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Anhanguera Pterosauria +1
Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt
Formations Romualdo

Fossil of Santanadactylus pricei and Anhanguera santanae, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Anhanguera Pterosauria +1
Fossil of Peteinosaurus zambellii (paratype MCSNB 3359), an extinct reptile
Taxa Peteinosaurus

Fossil of Peteinosaurus zambellii (paratype MCSNB 3359), an extinct reptile

fossil Peteinosaurus
Raeticodactylus filisurensis fossil in Bündner Naturmuseum, Chur.
Taxa Raeticodactylidae

Raeticodactylus filisurensis fossil in Bündner Naturmuseum, Chur.

fossil Raeticodactylidae Raeticodactylus
Raeticodactylus filisurensis fossil in Bündner Naturmuseum, Chur.
Taxa Raeticodactylus

Raeticodactylus filisurensis fossil in Bündner Naturmuseum, Chur.

fossil Raeticodactylidae Raeticodactylus
Fossil of Macropterygius, an extinct reptile--
Taxa Aegirosaurus

Fossil of Macropterygius, an extinct reptile--

fossil Aegirosaurus
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fossil fish
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China Mongolia Cretaceous Early Cretaceous fossil Dinosauria formation
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Jurassic fossil Dinosauria insect
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museum Permian fossil Dinosauria
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Canada Cretaceous fossil skeleton
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