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A Spinosaurus illustration based on a work by Bugboy52.4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spinosaurus_skeleton.svg

A Spinosaurus illustration based on a work by Bugboy52.4. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Spinosaurus_skeleton.svg

Spinosauria skeleton
Triceratops mounted skeleton at Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, United States of America
Taxa Triceratops

Triceratops mounted skeleton at Los Angeles Museum of Natural History, Los Angeles, United States of America

museum United States Triceratops skeleton
Chaohusaurus specimen AGM CHS-5, a nearly complete skeleton that is almost as large as AGM I-1. Large scale bars are 10 cm, and short bars 2 cm.
Taxa Chaohusaurus

Chaohusaurus specimen AGM CHS-5, a nearly complete skeleton that is almost as large as AGM I-1. Large scale bars are 10 cm, and short bars 2 cm.

scale specimen Chaohusaurus skeleton
The holotype and only known specimen of the hauffiopterygian leptonectid, Xiphodracon goldencapensis (ROM VP52596) from Golden Cap, between Charmouth and Seatown, Dorset, UK. The skeleton is exposed in ventrolateral view. The skull has been fully prepared free of matrix whereas most of the skeleton is still in matrix. The left (upper) forefin has been prepared so that it is three-dimensionally preserved and projects upwards. Scale bar represents 20 cm.
Taxa Xiphodracon

The holotype and only known specimen of the hauffiopterygian leptonectid, Xiphodracon goldencapensis (ROM VP52596) from Golden Cap, between Charmouth and Seatown, Dorset, UK. The skeleton is exposed in ventrolateral view. The skull has been fully prepared free of matrix whereas most of the skeleton is still in matrix. The left (upper) forefin has been prepared so that it is three-dimensionally preserved and projects upwards. Scale bar represents 20 cm.

scale United Kingdom holotype specimen +5
Holotype of Alcione elainus. Fig. 6 of: Longrich, N. R., Martill, D. M., & Andres, B. (2018). Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PLoS biology, 16(3), e2001663. --- Original figure legend: A. elainus FSAC-OB 2, holotype partial skeleton and FSAC-OB 217, metacarpal IV. (A) Holotype right humerus in anterior view, (B) holotype right ulna and radius in anterior view, respectively, (C) holotype sternum in left lateral view, (D) referred metacarpal IV, (E) holotype, distal end of left metacarpal IV and left scapulocoracoid, and (F) holotype right femur in posterior view. Abbreviations: co, coracoid; cr, cristospine; dc, distal condyle; dpc, deltopectoral crest; ect, ectepicondyle; fh, femoral head; gl, glenoid; gt, greater trochanter; hh, humeral head; hum, humerus; mcIV, metacarpal IV, pc, proximal cotyle; pf, pneumatic foramen; rad, radius; scpr, supracondylar process; ste, sternum; uln, ulna.
Taxa Alcione

Holotype of Alcione elainus. Fig. 6 of: Longrich, N. R., Martill, D. M., & Andres, B. (2018). Late Maastrichtian pterosaurs from North Africa and mass extinction of Pterosauria at the Cretaceous-Paleogene boundary. PLoS biology, 16(3), e2001663. --- Original figure legend: A. elainus FSAC-OB 2, holotype partial skeleton and FSAC-OB 217, metacarpal IV. (A) Holotype right humerus in anterior view, (B) holotype right ulna and radius in anterior view, respectively, (C) holotype sternum in left lateral view, (D) referred metacarpal IV, (E) holotype, distal end of left metacarpal IV and left scapulocoracoid, and (F) holotype right femur in posterior view. Abbreviations: co, coracoid; cr, cristospine; dc, distal condyle; dpc, deltopectoral crest; ect, ectepicondyle; fh, femoral head; gl, glenoid; gt, greater trochanter; hh, humeral head; hum, humerus; mcIV, metacarpal IV, pc, proximal cotyle; pf, pneumatic foramen; rad, radius; scpr, supracondylar process; ste, sternum; uln, ulna.

crest humerus Cretaceous Maastrichtian +7
Photograph of a fossil cast of a Tanycolagreus topwilsoni skeleton taken at the North American Museum of Ancient Life.

Photograph of a fossil cast of a Tanycolagreus topwilsoni skeleton taken at the North American Museum of Ancient Life.

museum cast fossil Coeluridae +2
Reconstructed skeleton of the indeterminate Moroccan Cretaceous plioplatecarpine (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) NMNS005676 F043103, possibly Gavialimimus almaghribensis or an unnamed species (according to Yang, 2022). A collection of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan), the specimen was on display in the National Taiwan Museum during a special exhibition.
Taxa Gavialimimus

Reconstructed skeleton of the indeterminate Moroccan Cretaceous plioplatecarpine (Mosasauridae: Plioplatecarpinae) NMNS005676 F043103, possibly Gavialimimus almaghribensis or an unnamed species (according to Yang, 2022). A collection of the National Museum of Natural Science (Taichung, Taiwan), the specimen was on display in the National Taiwan Museum during a special exhibition.

museum Taiwan Cretaceous specimen +6
Jeholornis prima skeleton (IVPP V13350) on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Jeholornithiformes

Jeholornis prima skeleton (IVPP V13350) on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China Jeholornithidae Jeholornithiformes +2
Jeholornis prima skeleton (IVPP V13350) on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.
Taxa Jeholornithidae

Jeholornis prima skeleton (IVPP V13350) on display at the Paleozoological Museum of China.

museum China Jeholornithidae Jeholornithiformes +2
Mounted skeleton of Allosaurus fragilis, on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Taxa Allosauridae

Mounted skeleton of Allosaurus fragilis, on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

museum United States Allosauria Allosauridae +2
Mounted skeleton of Allosaurus fragilis, on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Taxa Allosaurinae

Mounted skeleton of Allosaurus fragilis, on display at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

museum United States Allosauria Allosauridae +2
Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.
Taxa Compsognathidae

Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.

scale Compsognatha Compsognathidae Sinosauropterygidae +1
Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.
Taxa Sinosauropterygidae

Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.

scale Compsognatha Compsognathidae Sinosauropterygidae +1
Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.
Taxa Compsognatha

Compsognathidae skeletons to scale.

scale Compsognatha Compsognathidae Sinosauropterygidae +1
Mosasaurus skeleton; Maastricht Natural History Museum, The Netherlands.
Taxa Mosasaurini

Mosasaurus skeleton; Maastricht Natural History Museum, The Netherlands.

museum Netherlands Mosasaurini Mosasaurus +2
Mosasaurus skeleton; Maastricht Natural History Museum, The Netherlands.
Taxa Plotosaurini

Mosasaurus skeleton; Maastricht Natural History Museum, The Netherlands.

museum Netherlands Mosasaurini Mosasaurus +2
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A broken rib from the world’s largest T. rex hid a 66-million-year-old secret
bone metabolism pathology fossil Dinosauria Tyrannosaurus skeleton
A broken rib from Scotty, the largest known T. rex skeleton, contains an extraordinary fossilized network of blood vessels formed while the dinosaur was healing. Scientists used neutron and X-ray imaging to look inside the 66-million-year-old bone without damaging it, revealing details rarely preserved in fossils.
24/09/2026 sciencedaily
New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China
New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China
China Dinosauria Kayrasaurus Therizinosauria new species skeleton
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of therizinosaur based on a nearly complete skeleton found in northeastern China. The post New Therizinosaurian Dinosaur Unearthed in China appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
21/09/2026 sci-news
Remarkable “Chunky” Jurassic Squid from Wyoming is Scientifically Described
Jurassic Oxfordian fossil formation new species skeleton
A remarkable new species of Jurassic squid-like animal has been described from Wyoming. The bizarre belemnite, named Wyoteuthis linsterorum, lived around 160 million years ago (Oxfordian faunal stage). Furthermore, it had an extraordinarily thick and barrel-shaped internal skeleton. An international research team studied two exceptionally rare fossils from the famous Sundance Formation. The scientists concluded
10/09/2026 everythingdinosaur
Fossil of Giant Squid-Like Creature from Cretaceous Period Bears Marks of Deadly Attack
Fossil of Giant Squid-Like Creature from Cretaceous Period Bears Marks of Deadly Attack
Canada Cretaceous fossil skeleton
Paleontologists studying a fossil unearthed in southern Manitoba, Canada, have identified what they believe are two bite marks on the internal skeleton of the ancient giant cephalopod Enchoteuthis. The post Fossil of Giant Squid-Like Creature from Cretaceous Period Bears Marks of Deadly Attack appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
01/09/2026 sci-news
Remarkable Triassic Marine Reptile Fossil Preserves Internal Organs
China Triassic fossil specimen anatomy skeleton
Scientists have described an exceptional fossil of the long-necked, Triassic marine reptile Austronaga minuta. The specimen comes from China and is around 245 million years old. Remarkably, much of the animal's digestive system has been preserved. The almost complete fossil provides scientists with an unprecedented view of the skeleton and internal anatomy of an archosauromorph.
26/08/2026 everythingdinosaur
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