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Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2]


↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7

↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22
Taxa Edmontosaurini

Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2] ↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7 ↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22

bone museum Hell Creek fossil +10
Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2]


↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7

↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22
Taxa Kritosaurini

Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2] ↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7 ↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22

bone museum Hell Creek fossil +10
Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2]


↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7

↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22
Taxa Saurolophini

Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2] ↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7 ↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22

bone museum Hell Creek fossil +10
Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2]


↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7

↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22
Taxa Brachylophosaurini

Mounted replica of a composite skeleton of Edmontosaurus annectens on display at the University of Oxford Museum, Oxford, England. The original skeleton is compiled from disarticulated fossil bones from a bonebed of the Hell Creek Formation, exposed in the Ruth Mason Quarry in Harding County, South Dakota. It is 8.5 m (28 ft.) long and the skull is almost 1 m (39 in.) in length.[1][2] ↑ Dinosaurs in the Museum. Oxford University Museum of Natural History (brochure, PDF), p. 7 ↑ BHI Fossil Replica Catalog 2012. Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, Inc., Hill City, SD, 2012 (PDF), p. 22

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Bronze Brachiosaurus mount outside of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
Taxa Brachiosauridae

Bronze Brachiosaurus mount outside of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.

museum Brachiosauria Brachiosauridae Brachiosaurinae
Bronze Brachiosaurus mount outside of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.
Taxa Brachiosaurinae

Bronze Brachiosaurus mount outside of the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, IL.

museum Brachiosauria Brachiosauridae Brachiosaurinae
A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip

Weight: 670 lbs when alive.
Taxa Thescelosauridae

A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip Weight: 670 lbs when alive.

museum United States Orodrominae Parksosauridae +3
A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip

Weight: 670 lbs when alive.
Taxa Thescelosaurinae

A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip Weight: 670 lbs when alive.

museum United States Orodrominae Parksosauridae +3
A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip

Weight: 670 lbs when alive.
Taxa Orodrominae

A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip Weight: 670 lbs when alive.

museum United States Orodrominae Parksosauridae +3
A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip

Weight: 670 lbs when alive.
Taxa Parksosauridae

A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip Weight: 670 lbs when alive.

museum United States Orodrominae Parksosauridae +3
A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA.
Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip

Weight: 670 lbs when alive.
Taxa Thescelosaurus

A Thescelosaurus at the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois, USA. Size:12 feet in length, 3 ft tall at the hip Weight: 670 lbs when alive.

museum United States Orodrominae Parksosauridae +3
Skull of the Middle Triassic North-American ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus petrinus, preserved in three dimensions. This specimen is cataloged under the number UCMP 9913. More information is available from the source link.
Taxa Hueneosauria

Skull of the Middle Triassic North-American ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus petrinus, preserved in three dimensions. This specimen is cataloged under the number UCMP 9913. More information is available from the source link.

museum Middle Triassic Triassic specimen +5
Skull of the Middle Triassic North-American ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus petrinus, preserved in three dimensions. This specimen is cataloged under the number UCMP 9913. More information is available from the source link.
Taxa Longipinnati

Skull of the Middle Triassic North-American ichthyosaur Cymbospondylus petrinus, preserved in three dimensions. This specimen is cataloged under the number UCMP 9913. More information is available from the source link.

museum Middle Triassic Triassic specimen +5
Galeamopus hayi (formerly Diplodocus) type specimen (HMNS 175, formerly CM 662)
Jurassic Period
140,000,000 years old
The animal was 78ft long, 12 ft high at the hips, and probably weighed 10-15 tons.

Wikipedia Loves Art at the Houston Museum of Natural Science
This photo of item # [1] at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was contributed under the team name "The_Wookies" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. Houston Museum of Natural Science

The original photograph on Flickr was taken by andytang20—please add a comment to the original Flickr page whenever a use has been made on Wikipedia or another project.
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Taxa Diplodocinae

Galeamopus hayi (formerly Diplodocus) type specimen (HMNS 175, formerly CM 662) Jurassic Period 140,000,000 years old The animal was 78ft long, 12 ft high at the hips, and probably weighed 10-15 tons. Wikipedia Loves Art at the Houston Museum of Natural Science This photo of item # [1] at the Houston Museum of Natural Science was contributed under the team name "The_Wookies" as part of the Wikipedia Loves Art project in February 2009. Houston Museum of Natural Science The original photograph on Flickr was taken by andytang20—please add a comment to the original Flickr page whenever a use has been made on Wikipedia or another project. Project galleries on Flickr: this institution, this team

museum Jurassic specimen Diplodocia +2
Skull of Globidens dakotensis in the Field Museum of Natural History.
Taxa Globidensini

Skull of Globidens dakotensis in the Field Museum of Natural History.

museum Globidens Globidensini skull
Skull of Pteranodon sp. (specimen AMNH 7515) in the American Museum of Natural History.
Taxa Pteranodontia

Skull of Pteranodon sp. (specimen AMNH 7515) in the American Museum of Natural History.

museum specimen Aponyctosauria Pteranodon +2
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