Fossilised Collection (page 10)

Fossil stone swallow brachiopods C016 / 5992
Fossil stone swallow brachiopods (Sinospirifer sp). These specimens of the marine animal are from the Devonian rocks of China

Fossil fern trunk C016 / 5967
Fossil fern (Protopteris sp.) trunk. Cretaceous fossil from the Czech Republic. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Goughs Cave craniums and bones. Skull and bones fragments from modern humans (Homo sapiens) excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK

Ammonite fossils C015 / 3958
Ammonite fossils. Ammonites were marine invertebrates. They first appeared in the fossil record around 400 million years ago in the late Silurian and early Devonian periods

Fossil cycad leaves
Gymnosperm (Zamites gigas) fossil. Leaves of the extinct jurassic cycad-like bennettitalean gymnosperm from Yorkshire, UK. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Girl and dinosaur footprints C014 / 4488
Girl swimming over dinosaur footprints in the Paluxy River, Texas, USA. These footprints date to the Lower Creteceous period, approximately 120 million years ago

Dinosaur footprint C014 / 4489
Dinosaur footprint in the Paluxy River, Texas, USA. These footprints date to the Lower Creteceous period, approximately 120 million years ago

Dinosaur footprints C014 / 4487
Dinosaur footprints in the Paluxy River, Texas, USA. These footprints date to the Lower Creteceous period, approximately 120 million years ago

Dinosaur footprints C014 / 4486
Dinosaur footprints in the Paluxy River, Texas, USA. These footprints date to the Lower Creteceous period, approximately 120 million years ago

Ammonite fossils C016 / 5969
Ammonites fossils. Rock containing numerous Asteroceras sp. and Promicroceras sp. ammonites. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Tower-eye trilobite fossil C016 / 6221
Tower-eye trilobite (Erbenochile erbeni) fossil. This specimen is from the Timrahrhart Formation, Morocco. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Tower-eye trilobite fossil C016 / 6220
Tower-eye trilobite (Erbenochile erbeni) fossil. This specimen is from the Timrahrhart Formation, Morocco. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Reconstruction of Piltdown skull C016 / 5942
Reconstruction of the Piltdown Man (Eoanthropus dawsoni) skull, as described in 1912, following the discovery of a skull and jaw fragments near Piltdown, Sussex

Sea urchin spine fossils C016 / 5996
Sea urchin spine fossils, also known as Jew stones

Snakestone ammonite C016 / 5999
Snakestone ammonite (Hildoceras bifrons) from the Jurassic Lias rocks of Yorkshire, UK. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Fossil seed fern leaves C016 / 5951
Fossil seed fern (Glossopteris browniana) leaves. This specimwn is from from Nagpur, India and is held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Belemnite fossil C016 / 5998
Belemnite fossil. Longitudinal section through a belemnite (Acrocoelites vulgaris) fossil showing the phragmocone, the chambered part of the cell

Fossil ammonite C016 / 6079
Fossil ammonite (Hoplites sp.). This is a stongly-ribbed Cretaceous ammonite. This 7.8 centimetre wide specimen is from was found in Southern England. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Turtle skull bivalve fossil C016 / 5997
Turtle skull bivalve fossil. Internal cast of a bivalve fossil found in North Carolina, USA, that dates to the Cretaceous. Natural History Museum, London, UK

Fossil maidenhair tree leaf C016 / 5952
Fossilised maidenhair tree (Ginkgo gardneri) leaf. Speciemn from Ardtun Head, Isle of Mull, UK. Ginkgo gardneri is an extinct relative of the living Ginko biloba

Fossil conifer leaf C016 / 5950
Fossil conifer (Pagiophyllum peregrynum) leaf. This specimen of the extinct conifer was found in Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK, and dates from the Upper Jurassic

Piltdown cricket bat C016 / 5943
Piltdown cricket bat. Side view of sharpened piece of elephant thigh bone, presented as an early human digging implement by the amateur geologist Charles Dawson (1864-1916)

Piltdown Stegodon tooth C016 / 5974
Piltdown Stegodon tooth (item E.596). Part of a molar tooth of the extinct mammal Stegodon. The amateur geologist Charles Dawson (1864-1916) claimed to have found this tooth

Ammonite and bivalve fossils C017 / 8487
Ammonite and bivalve fossils, exposed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. This specimen was found in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation, in Dorset, UK, part of the Jurassic Coast Heritage Site

Fossil-bearing rock, polarised LM C017 / 8483
Fossil-bearing rock, polarised light micrograph. This thin slice from a limestone rock shows various Nummulite fossils. It is a type known as Nummulitie limestone

Fish fossil C017 / 8485
Fish fossil. Fossilised bones of a fish exposed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. This specimen was found in the Kimmeridge Clay Formation, in Dorset, UK

Ammonite fossil C017 / 8486
Ammonite fossil, exposed in a flat dolostone bed of coastal rocks. Ammonites, now extinct, were marine invertebrate molluscs with a spiral shell, most less than 20 centimetres across

Fossil-bearing rock, light micrograph C017 / 8482
Fossil-bearing rock, light micrograph. This thin slice from a flint rock includes fossils of algae and shells of gastropods (snails)

Fossil fern frond C016 / 5962
Fossil Matonidium goeperti fern frond. Jurassic fossil leaf found in York, UK. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London, UK

Piltdown cricket bat C016 / 5971
Piltdown cricket bat. Side view of a sharpened piece of elephant thigh bone, presented as an early human digging implement by the amateur geologist Charles Dawson (1864-1916)

Fossilised foraminiferan, SEM C015 / 5772
Fossilised foraminiferan. Scanning electron micrograph (SEM) of a section through the fossilised shell of a foraminiferan in a sample of limestone

Collection of hominid remains. These remains were found in the Omo valley, Ethiopia, in 1967 by teams led by Richard Leakey

Goughs Cave cranium. Fragment of a modern human (Homo sapiens) skull, showing cut marks, excavated from Goughs Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset, UK

Ammonite fossil C016 / 5776
Ammonite (Aulacostephanus autissiodorensis) ammonite. This is an Upper Jurassic macroconch (larger form) ammonite. Despite some damage to the shell, the fine ribbing is still apparent

Ammonite fossil C016 / 5775
Ammonite (Aulacostephanus autissiodorensis) fossil. This is an Upper Jurassic microconch (small form) ammonite with lappets on the heavily ribbed shell

Nautiloid fossil C016 / 5774
Nautiloid (Bactrites carinatus) fossil. This straight nautiloid originates from the Devonian period (419-358 million years ago) and was found in Germany

Megalosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5697
Megalosaurus jaw. Fragment of a lower jaw from the carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus. Throughout the dinosaurs life young teeth pushed up to replace old teeth

Edmontosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5696
Edmontosaurus jaw. Fossilised jaw from a Edmonotosaurus dinosaur, showing the interlocking teeth which formed a grating surface for eating tough vegetation

Fossil fish teeth C016 / 5662
Fossil fish teeth. Specimen of the fossilised button-like teeth of the extinct fish Lepidotes. It is thought it used its teeth to crush the shells of its prey. This specimen was found in Israel

Fossil horse teeth C016 / 5648
Fossil horse teeth. Fossilised lower cheek teeth of the extinct horse Mesohippus. Mesohippus was a low-crowned browsing species which lived about 33 million years ago

Trilobite fossil C016 / 5617
Trilobite (Calymene sp.). Trilobites are among the earliest fossils known and ranged from the Lower Cambrian (540 million years ago) to the Lower Permian (285 million years ago)

Fossil torvosaurus dinosaur claw C016 / 5621
Fossil torvosaurus dinosaur claw. Torvosaurus, whose name means savage lizard, was a carnivore that lived during the upper Jurassic period. Its fossils have been found in Colorado, USA

Fossil coral C016 / 5619
Fossil (Kodonophyllum truncatum) coral. This specimen dates to the Silurian period and was found in Dudley, West Midlands, UK

Fossil scallop shell C016 / 5615
Fossil scallop (Chespecten jeffersonius) shell. This shell originated from the Miocene era, 23-7 million years ago and was found in Maryland, USA

Neanderthal tool C016 / 5607
Neanderthal artifact. Tool thought to have been used by Neanderthals (Homo neanderthalensis). Discovered at Tabun, Israel

Homo erectus cranium C016 / 5606
Cast of a Homo erectus cranium. The fossil this cast was taken from was discovered at Trinil, on the banks of the River Solo, Java, Indonesia

Solo man (Homo erectus) cranium C016 / 5605
Cast of the Solo Man (Homo erectus) cranium (Ngandong 1). The Solo Man cranium was discovered at Ngandong, close to the Solo River on the island of Java, Indonesia

Homo erectus cranium OH 9 C016 / 5604
Homo erectus cranium (OH 9). The skull of Homo erectus known as OH 9, found at Olduvai Gorge, Tanzania by Louis Leakey in 1960. This specimen is 1.2 million years old

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"Fossilised: A Glimpse into Earth's Ancient Secrets" Step back in time with us as we explore the fascinating world of fossils, where history comes alive through these preserved remnants. From an awful changes cartoon to ancient footprints, each fossil tells a unique story of our planet's past. Let's start our journey at Laetoli, Tanzania, where the fossil footprints of early humans provide a glimpse into their daily lives. These imprints offer clues about their movement and interactions thousands of years ago. Moving on to the Archaeopteryx fossil, known as the Berlin specimen C016/5071, we witness nature's incredible transformation from dinosaurs to birds. This remarkable find bridges the gap between reptiles and avian creatures, shedding light on evolution itself. Speaking of human ancestors, Homo erectus (Sangiran 17) stands tall among them. Unearthed remains hint at their existence and raise questions about how they interacted with other hominid species like Homo sapiens and Neanderthals. Venturing into marine realms now, we encounter extinct marine reptiles that once ruled prehistoric oceans. The Asteroceras ammonite takes center stage with its intricate shell design that has been preserved for millions of years. Trilobites join our expedition too – these arthropods thrived in ancient seas before meeting extinction long ago. Their well-preserved exoskeletons offer valuable insights into Earth's early ecosystems. Intriguingly trapped within Dominican amber lies a tiny mosquito frozen in time. This minuscule creature provides scientists with invaluable genetic information from eras long gone by. Diving deeper underwater reveals another astonishing find – Ichthyosaurus acutirostris fossils unveil an aquatic reptile that once swam gracefully through ancient seas. These specimens allow us to reconstruct this magnificent creature's appearance and lifestyle.