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1830 watercolor by the geologist Henry de la Beche depicting life in ancient Dorset based on fossils found by Mary Anning.

fossil Ichthyosaurus Plesiosaurus Pterosauria

Geographic and geologic map showing the location and involved strata of the studied fossil sites in the Xinhe Formation. (A, B) location of the fossiliferous localities in the Gansu Province. (C) Geological map of the involved strata of the studied fossil site (from State Bureau of Surveying and Mapping, GS (2016)2884). White star=Jinchuanloong niedu. Black star=plesiosaur fossils. (D) Stratigraphic chart of the Jurassic at the localities.

Jurassic fossil Jinchuanloong formation

Jinchuanloong is a relatively basal sauropod that measured an estimated 10 m in length. Sauropod skulls typically don't preserve well in the fossil record, but Jinchuanloong is known mainly from the skull, and parts of the neck and tail. Like all sauropods, Jinchuanloong was a quadrupedal herbivore that used its long neck to reach the vegetation that it fed on.

fossil Jinchuanloong skull
Taxa Quetzalcoatlus

Fossil of Quetzalcoatlus, an extinct pterosaur- Took the photo at Senckenberg Museum of Frankfurt

museum fossil Quetzalcoatlus

Artists’ reconstruction of the living Sarabosaurus dahli swimming with ammonites and fish in southern Utah, 94 million years ago. Artwork by Andrey Atuchin. On June 23, 2023, the following link will go live for more information, www.blm.gov/press-release/94-million-year-old-fossil-prov...

reconstruction fossil Sarabosaurus Selmasaurini

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

museum cast fossil Coeluridae +2

Tanycolagreus fossil holotype TPII 2000-09-29, North American Museum of Ancient Life.

museum fossil holotype Coeluridae +1

Diagram of the skull of Taniwhasaurus antarcticus, the areas in black being the known fossil material. Reference source: Álvarez–Herrera, Agnolin & Novas (2020) "A rostral neurovascular system in the mosasaur Taniwhasaurus antarcticus"

fossil Plioplatecarpinae Taniwhasaurus skull
Taxa Guaibasauridae

Fossil skeleton of Guaibasaurus, a basal Saurischian dinosaur genus

fossil Guaibasauridae Guaibasaurus Saurischia +1
Taxa Ctenochasmatidae

Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147 Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909

museum Germany fossil Ctenochasma +5
Taxa Gnathosaurinae

Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147 Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909

museum Germany fossil Ctenochasma +5
Taxa Moganopterinae

Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147 Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909

museum Germany fossil Ctenochasma +5
Taxa Ctenochasmatinae

Ctenochasma elegans (syn. Pterodactylus elegans) fossil from Solnhofen, Germany American Museum of Natural History, New York, FR-5147 Received in exchange from the Paläontologisches Museum München, 1909

museum Germany fossil Ctenochasma +5
Taxa Cyamodontoidea

fossil of henodus

fossil Cyamodontoidea Henodontidae Henodus
Taxa Henodontidae

fossil of henodus

fossil Cyamodontoidea Henodontidae Henodus
Taxa Halisaurinae

Fossil of Halisaurus, an extinct reptile- Took the picture at Muse (Trento)

fossil Halisaurinae Halisaurini Halisauromorpha +2
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New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany
Germany Jurassic fossil Monofenestrata new species skeleton
Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of early monofenestratan pterosaur based on a nearly complete and well-preserved fossil skeleton discovered in Bavaria, Germany. The post New Jurassic Pterosaur Unearthed in Germany appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
19/05/2026 sci-news
Stunning 150-million-year-old stegosaur skull rewrites dinosaur evolution
fossil Dacentrurus discovery evolution skull
A spectacular dinosaur discovery in Spain is giving scientists a rare new look inside the world of stegosaurs. Paleontologists uncovered the best-preserved stegosaur skull ever found in Europe, belonging to the iconic plated dinosaur Dacentrurus armatus, which roamed Earth around 150 million years ago. Because stegosaur skulls are extremely fragile and almost never survive intact, the fossil is helping researchers uncover previously unknown details about how these armored giants evolved.
17/05/2026 sciencedaily
A New Dinosaur Discovery – The Last Titan from Thailand
Thailand fossil discovery new species
Researchers have announced the discovery of a new species of sauropod dinosaur.  It is the largest described to date from Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the newly described sauropod named Nagatitan chaiyaphumensis might be one of the geologically youngest of all the sauropods known from Southeast Asia. The fossil material was discovered in northeastern Thailand around ten
16/05/2026 everythingdinosaur
Stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins
Ethiopia fossil discovery evolution
A stunning fossil discovery in Ethiopia shows that early Homo and a previously unknown Australopithecus species lived together around 2.6 to 2.8 million years ago. The find overturns the classic “ape-to-human” progression and paints human evolution as a crowded, branching tree with multiple species coexisting. Scientists dated the fossils using volcanic ash deposits and are now investigating what these ancient relatives ate and whether they competed for resources.
16/05/2026 sciencedaily
Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico
museum Mexico fossil Tyrannosauridae
A large tyrannosaurid dinosaur may have stalked the floodplains of what is now New Mexico nearly 74 million years ago, according to a team of paleontologists from the University of Bath, Montana State University and the New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science. The post Giant Tyrannosaur Fossil Found in New Mexico appeared first on Sci.News: Breaking Science News.
15/05/2026 sci-news
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