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Holotype of Fona herzogae NCSM 33548 at the w:North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences
Taxa Fona

Holotype of Fona herzogae NCSM 33548 at the w:North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences

museum holotype Fona
Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Yangtzepus

Yangtzepus yipingensis holotype (IVPP V2473) at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China holotype Yangtzepus
Muttaburrasaurus
The plants, animals and climate of the Australian continent have changed dramatically over long periods of time. Imagine this giant creature roaming the luxuriant wet forests that covered parts of the continent in the Cretaceous period, about 100-110 million years ago. The Muttaburrasaurus ambled along on all four legs or stood on its hind legs. Its large teeth were well adapted to eat tough vegetation such as the leathery foliage of the evergreen forests of Araucaria trees, ancient relatives of the bunya pine of south-eastern Queensland.
In 1963, grazier Doug Langdon discovered the fossilised bones of a dinosaur on his property near Muttaburra in central-west Queensland. It was one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons found in Australia. The bones belonged to a new species of ornithopod and palaeontologists named it Muttaburrasaurus langdoni.

Cast of Muttaburresaurus langdoni 1987 made by Queensland Museum, Brisbane National Museum of Australia
Taxa Muttaburrasaurus

Muttaburrasaurus The plants, animals and climate of the Australian continent have changed dramatically over long periods of time. Imagine this giant creature roaming the luxuriant wet forests that covered parts of the continent in the Cretaceous period, about 100-110 million years ago. The Muttaburrasaurus ambled along on all four legs or stood on its hind legs. Its large teeth were well adapted to eat tough vegetation such as the leathery foliage of the evergreen forests of Araucaria trees, ancient relatives of the bunya pine of south-eastern Queensland. In 1963, grazier Doug Langdon discovered the fossilised bones of a dinosaur on his property near Muttaburra in central-west Queensland. It was one of the most complete dinosaur skeletons found in Australia. The bones belonged to a new species of ornithopod and palaeontologists named it Muttaburrasaurus langdoni. Cast of Muttaburresaurus langdoni 1987 made by Queensland Museum, Brisbane National Museum of Australia

bone museum Australia Cretaceous +5
Montanoceratops cerorhynchus (Brown & Schlaikjer, 1942) - fossil ceratopsian dinosaur skeleton from the Cretaceous of Montana, USA. (MOR 542, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana, USA)
The species name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "cerorhynchos".  The original publication spells it "cerorhynchus".  The genus name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "Montanaceratops".
Ceratopsians are the "horned dinosaurs".  They were large, quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs having a beaked skull and a frill - an extension of bone behind the skull that partially covered the neck.  Ceratopsian dinosaurs are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous.  The last members of the group died out at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, 65 million years ago.
This is a partial skeleton of a juvenile Montanoceratops, a ceratopsian from the near-latest Cretaceous of western North America.  This type of ceratopsian lacked facial horns.


From exhibit signage:
Sixty-eight million years ago, when the horned dinosaurs Triceratops and Torosaurus inhabited the coastal plain near the inland ocean, primitive "horned" dinosaurs named Montanoceratops lived in uplands near the young Rocky Mountains.  These little protoceratopsians fed on plants with slicing teeth and narrow beaks similar to their giant three-horned relatives.


Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Archosauria, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Leptoceratopsidae
Stratigraphy: St. Mary River Formation, Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Cretaceous
Locality: Little Rocky Coulee, north of the town of Cut Bank, eastern Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA


Info. at:

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montanoceratops
Taxa Montanoceratops

Montanoceratops cerorhynchus (Brown & Schlaikjer, 1942) - fossil ceratopsian dinosaur skeleton from the Cretaceous of Montana, USA. (MOR 542, Museum of the Rockies, Bozeman, Montana, USA) The species name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "cerorhynchos". The original publication spells it "cerorhynchus". The genus name is sometimes incorrectly spelled "Montanaceratops". Ceratopsians are the "horned dinosaurs". They were large, quadrupedal, herbivorous dinosaurs having a beaked skull and a frill - an extension of bone behind the skull that partially covered the neck. Ceratopsian dinosaurs are known from the Jurassic and Cretaceous. The last members of the group died out at the Cretaceous-Tertiary boundary, 65 million years ago. This is a partial skeleton of a juvenile Montanoceratops, a ceratopsian from the near-latest Cretaceous of western North America. This type of ceratopsian lacked facial horns. From exhibit signage: Sixty-eight million years ago, when the horned dinosaurs Triceratops and Torosaurus inhabited the coastal plain near the inland ocean, primitive "horned" dinosaurs named Montanoceratops lived in uplands near the young Rocky Mountains. These little protoceratopsians fed on plants with slicing teeth and narrow beaks similar to their giant three-horned relatives. Classification: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Reptilia, Archosauria, Dinosauria, Ornithischia, Marginocephalia, Ceratopsia, Leptoceratopsidae Stratigraphy: St. Mary River Formation, Maastrichtian Stage, Upper Cretaceous Locality: Little Rocky Coulee, north of the town of Cut Bank, eastern Glacier County, northwestern Montana, USA Info. at: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montanoceratops

bone museum United States Cretaceous +17
Teratophoneus curriei, adult (left) and juvenile (right), on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City.
Taxa Teratophoneus

Teratophoneus curriei, adult (left) and juvenile (right), on display at the Natural History Museum of Utah, Salt Lake City.

museum juvenile Teratophoneus
Nigersaurus - 01 (possibly National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo)
Taxa Nigersaurus

Nigersaurus - 01 (possibly National Museum of Nature and Science, Tokyo)

museum Nigersaurus
Mounted specimen of Archaeornithomimus asiaticus on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Archaeornithomimus

Mounted specimen of Archaeornithomimus asiaticus on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China specimen Archaeornithomimus
Holotype scapula of Tienshanosaurus chitaiensis on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Tienshanosaurus

Holotype scapula of Tienshanosaurus chitaiensis on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China holotype Tienshanosaurus
Skeleton identified as Nemegtomaia by Greg Funston.[1] Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, Ulaanbaatar. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.
Taxa Nemegtomaia

Skeleton identified as Nemegtomaia by Greg Funston.[1] Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, Ulaanbaatar. Complete indexed photo collection at WorldHistoryPics.com.

museum Dinosauria Nemegtomaia skeleton
Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis skeleton displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum
Taxa Yangchuanosaurus

Yangchuanosaurus shangyouensis skeleton displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum

museum Yangchuanosaurus skeleton
Leaellynasaura amicagraphica, dinosaur, skull. Holotype. [P 185991]
Taxa Leaellynasaura

Leaellynasaura amicagraphica, dinosaur, skull. Holotype. [P 185991]

museum holotype Dinosauria Leaellynasaura +1
Skeleton of Sinovenator on display at the Tianjin Natural History Museum.
Taxa Sinovenator

Skeleton of Sinovenator on display at the Tianjin Natural History Museum.

museum Sinovenator skeleton
Lower jaw, arm bone, and leg bone (LACM 128258 and LACM 120478) of Fruitadens haagarorum on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.
Taxa Fruitadens

Lower jaw, arm bone, and leg bone (LACM 128258 and LACM 120478) of Fruitadens haagarorum on display at the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

bone museum Fruitadens
Yunguisaurus liae, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (Hangzhou)
Taxa Yunguisaurus

Yunguisaurus liae, Zhejiang Museum of Natural History (Hangzhou)

museum Yunguisaurus
Skeleton of Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum
Taxa Chungkingosaurus

Skeleton of Chungkingosaurus jiangbeiensis displayed in Hong Kong Science Museum

museum Chungkingosaurus skeleton
Scolosaurus thronus - Royal Tyrrell Museum
Taxa Scolosaurus

Scolosaurus thronus - Royal Tyrrell Museum

museum Scolosaurus
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Natural History Museums Unite in Powerful Call for Co-ordinated Biodiversity Action
museum Armenia
Five leading German natural history and biodiversity research institutions have issued a joint call for decisive action to protect global biodiversity. The appeal comes ahead of the 17th Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD COP17). The conference takes place in Yerevan, Armenia, from 19th to 30th October 2026. The institutions
30/09/2026 everythingdinosaur
Why Viking museums still can’t escape the warrior myth
museum culture
Scandinavian museums are trying to move beyond the familiar image of Vikings as sword-wielding male warriors, highlighting women, farmers, traders, and a far more complicated society. But the enduring popularity of the Viking myth means exhibitions often balance historical accuracy with stories that reflect modern ideas about national identity and culture.
23/09/2026 sciencedaily-fossils
Museum Specimen Genome Sequencing Could Transform Science
museum specimen discovery evolution genetics
Natural history museums could hold the key to major scientific discoveries, according to a new paper. Museum specimen genome sequencing could transform research into evolution, conservation, medicine and environmental change. Natural history collections around the world contain more than one billion specimens. Together, they preserve an enormous amount of genetic information. However, scientists have sequenced
21/09/2026 everythingdinosaur
Extraordinary Probable T. rex Trackway Discovered in North Dakota
museum Denver Cretaceous Late Cretaceous Maastrichtian fossil Tyrannosaurus
An extraordinary trace fossil probably a Tyrannosaurus rex trackway has been discovered in North Dakota. It provides a rare glimpse of a giant theropod walking through the Late Cretaceous landscape. The four huge footprints date to approximately 66.5 million years ago (Maastrichtian faunal stage). Scientists from the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and Liverpool
13/09/2026 everythingdinosaur
Ichthyosaurs Had Surprisingly Dense Ribs, New Study Finds
Ichthyosaurs Had Surprisingly Dense Ribs, New Study Finds
museum Ichthyosauria study
New research from the Natural History Museum at the University of Oslo suggests ichthyosaurs’ rib cages may have done a job modern whale ribs don’t: acting as ballast to help them dive. The post Ichthyosaurs Had Surprisingly Dense Ribs, New Study Finds appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
11/09/2026 sci-news
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