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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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This 31-foot “terror croc” ate dinosaurs. Now it’s back
predator museum United States Dinosauria skeleton
A massive, bus-sized “terror croc” that once preyed on dinosaurs has been brought back to life in stunning detail with the first scientifically accurate full skeleton of Deinosuchus schwimmeri. Stretching over 30 feet long, this ancient apex predator ruled the southeastern U.S. more than 75 million years ago—and now visitors can see it up close at the Tellus Science Museum, the only place in the world with this replica.
15/04/2026 sciencedaily
This strange ancient snake was hiding in a museum for decades
bone museum fossil discovery
A strange little snake fossil found on England’s south coast has finally revealed its secrets—more than 40 years after it was discovered. The newly named Paradoxophidion richardoweni lived around 37 million years ago, during a time when Britain was warmer and teeming with reptiles. Though known only from tiny backbone bones, this “paradox snake” carries a surprising mix of traits seen in modern snakes, placing it near the very roots of today’s most diverse snake group.
31/12/2025 sciencedaily
This rare bone finally settles the Nanotyrannus mystery
bone growth museum fossil specimen Nanotyrannus Tyrannosaurus discovery
Scientists have confirmed that Nanotyrannus was a mature species, not a young T. rex. A microscopic look at its hyoid bone provided the key evidence, matching growth signals seen in known T. rex specimens. This discovery suggests a richer, more competitive tyrannosaur ecosystem than previously believed. It also highlights how museum fossils and cutting-edge analysis can rewrite prehistoric history.
09/12/2025 sciencedaily
Langebaanweg Part 3 – An Animal Archive
museum fossil
While we have discussed the importance of Langebaanweg in terms of its geological positioning and history, the thing it is really famous for is the incredible size and diversity of its fossil assemblage. In the last 60 years the collections of the Iziko Museum in Cape Town have been filled with as much as one [&hellip
22/08/2025 palaeocast
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