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Palaeontology, c1910. Creator: UnknownPalaeontology, c1910. Palaeontology, the scientific study of life forms existing in the past though examination of fossils, plants, animals, and organisms
The anterior part of the right side of the Lower Jaw of the Iguanodon Mantelli from Tilgate Forest, 1848
Sacrum of the Iguanodon, 1849. Creator: Joseph DinkelSacrum of the Iguanodon, 1849
Median Caudal Vertebra of Pelorosaurus [?] from the strata of Tilgate Forest... 1801. Creator: George ScharfMedian Caudal Vertebra of Pelorosaurus [?] from the strata of Tilgate Forest by Captain Lambart Brickenden, 1801
Remains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. Creator: UnknownRemains of an extinct animal found in the Isle of Wight, 1865. A very remarkable reptile, to which Professor Owen has given the name of Polacanthus
AI IMAGE - Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, 2023. Creator: Heritage ImagesAI IMAGE - Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, 2023
AI IMAGE - Fossilised remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, 2023. Creator: Heritage ImagesAI IMAGE - Fossilised remains of a Tyrannosaurus rex in a museum, 2023
Specimens of Fossils recently found at Tingewick, Bucks. 1857. Creator: UnknownSpecimens of Fossils recently found at Tingewick, Bucks. 1857. Mr. Stowe, surgeon, of Buckingham, upon washing some hundreds of the fossils, ascertained them to be marine vegetation, which
Snail on Log, c.1770. Creators: Unknown, Seiyodo TomiharuSnail on Log, c.1770
Scene of the Geological Discoveries at Swanage, Dorset - from a photograph by F. Briggs, 1857. The excavations...are interesting as the scene of important geological discoveries [including] the jaws
Fossil Plesiosaurus recently found at Street, near Glastonbury, 1857. Creator: UnknownFossil Plesiosaurus recently found at Street, near Glastonbury, 1857. The lias quarries of Street...in Somersetshire, are celebrated for their fossil revelations of a remote period of the earth's
Fossil Iguanodons in the Bernissart Gallery of the Natural History Museum, Brussels, 1891. Creator: Hendrick CassiersThe Five Fossil Iguanodons in the Bernissart Gallery of the Natural History Museum at Brussels, 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891
Fossil Foot of Dinornis, 1850. Creator: UnknownFossil Foot of Dinornis, 1850. Lecture by Gideon Algernon Mantell on the extinct gigantic birds of New Zealand. The most extraordinary relics obtained from this spot were the entire series of bones
Snuff Bottle, Qing dynasty (1644-1911). Creator: UnknownSnuff Bottle, Qing dynasty (1644-1911)
The Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1845. Creator: UnknownThe Hunterian Museum, at the Royal College of Surgeons, 1845. Display of animal skeletons at The Hunterian in London. The first large object seen, on the right
The Geological Lecture Room, Oxford: Dr. William Buckland Lecturing on February 15, 1823, 1823-30
Fossil Wood in Sandstone, from a Moraine in Latitude 85°South, c1908, (1909)Fossil Wood in Sandstone, from a Moraine in Latitude 85° South, c1908, (1909). Microscope sample from glacial debris in Antarctica
Giant fossil ammoniteA 70cm diameter fossil ammonite embedded in limestone, from Portland Stone Quarries in Dorset
Fossil skeleton of a sabre-toothed tiger (Smilodon Neogaeus Lund) from Rio Araco, Argentina
Fossil of a PterodactylFossil of pterodactylus spectabilis
Reproduction of the Jaws of Banyoles, jaw of a pre-neanderthal found in 1887 by Pere Alsius in a quarry of the Pla de la Formiga (Porqueras)
Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, 1776Vitrifications, and other Volcanic productions, Plate LII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Productions of the Solfaterra, 1776Productions of the Solfaterra, Plate LIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803), published 1776 (hand coloured engraving)
Specimens of curious stones found by the Author on Mount Vesuvius, 1776Specimens of curious stones found by the Author on Mount Vesuvius, Plate XXXXVIII, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Lava, Scoria, and Pumice stones and of Mount Versuvius, 1776Lava, Scoria, and Pumice stones and of Mount Versuvius, Plate LI, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Marble and other mixed stones of Vesuvius polished, 1776Marble and other mixed stones of Vesuvius polished, Plate L, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, 1776Specimen of the lavas of Vesuvius polished, Plate XXXXIX, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Piece of marble composed of fragments of various sorts of marble found in the Fossa Grande, 1776Piece of marble composed of fragments of various sorts of marble found in the Fossa Grande, Plate XXXXVII: from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies
Specimens of Tufa found in and around Herculaneum, 1776Specimens of Tufa found in and around Herculaneum, Plate XXXXV, from Campi Phlegraei: Observations on the Volcanoes of the Two Sicilies, by Sir William Hamilton (1730-1803)
Pompeii Museum, Pompeii, Italy, c1900s
The Queen in the Woodwardian Museum, c1850s, (1900). Queen Victoria and her husband Prince Albert visit a natural history museum in Cambridge
A Scientific Institution. During ye Lecture of an Eminent Savan, 1849. Artist: Richard DoyleA Scientific Institution. During ye Lecture of an Eminent Savan, 1849. Richard Owen (1804-1892) British naturalist and anatomist
Richard Owen, British naturalist, c1856 (1891). After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology
Richard Owen, English anatomist and paleontologist, 1872. After qualifying and practising as a surgeon, Owen (1804-1892) made major contributions in the fields of anatomy and paleontology
Comparison of the teeth of an iguanodon with those of a modern iguana, 1836Comparison of fossil teeth and nasal horn of an iguanodon and the lower jaw and teeth of a modern iguana, 1836. From Geology and Mineralogy by William Buckland, one of the Bridgewater Treatises
Skeleton of Megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth, 1823. Megatherium was a prehistoric herbivore that lived in South America. This specimen was found in Paraguay in c1796
Woolly mammoth (Mammuthus) skeleton, 1830. An extinct genus of elephant from the Pleistocene epoch (2, 500, 000 to 10, 000 years ago) found in fossil deposits and in northern Europe as 30
Dream Lead Mine, near Wirksworth, Derbyshire, 1881. Sectional view showing the workings and the position in which a skeleton of a rhinoceros was discovered
Discovery of iguanodon fossils, Bernissart, Belgium, 1878 (c1880). 39 skeletons of the herbivorous dinosaur were discovered in a coal mine by Jules Creteur and his workmates
Fossil hunting in Cherry Hinton chalk pit, Cambridgeshire, 1822. One of the quarry workers is handing a find, an ammonite perhaps, to a gentleman collector
Fossil of a giant armadillo from South America, c1890Fossil of a giant armadillo of the Pleistocene era, South America, [c1890]. The human figure alongside gives an idea of the animals size
A Sawrian, 1836. Artist: John ScottA Sawrian, 1836. Cartoon on Gideon Mantell (1790-1852) the English geologist who discovered a saurian, the Iguanodon, near Cuckfield, Sussex, in 1820
Gideon Algernon Mantell, English geologist, 1852. In 1820 Mantell (1790-1852) discovered fossil parts of the Iguanodon and deduced from its teeth that it was a herbivore
Fossil of Archaeopteryx Lithographica. Late Jurassic, (20th century). HV Meyer. Odeter Jura (Malm) Eichstatt, Bavaria
Fossil. Crinoid Lily, Ordovician to Pleistocene period, c450 million-10, 000 BC
Fossil tooth of a mastodon, Mammut Amercanum
Fossil skull of a primitive horseFossil skull of Equus Plesippus Soshoneisis, a primitive horse
Primitive Horse Fossil, Propaleotherium Messelense
Labyrinthodontier fossil, of the amphibian Actenodon Latirostris, from the lower Permian
Fossil forest in DorsetFossil forest in Lulworth, Dorset
Fossil of Cybium Speciosum, an early relative of the mackerl, from the British Museums collection
Fossil of Acantonemus Subaureus, an extinct fish, from the British Museums collection
Fossil skeleton of a Pteradactyl, from the British Museums collection
Fossil trilobite
Fossils in Jurassic rocks from Chippenham, Wiltshire. Now in the British Museums collection
Fossil of a crinoid lilyFossil of the crinoid lily Periechinocrinus, from the Silurian strata in England
Jurrassic dragonfly fossil
Fossil shells in limestone
Fossil palm and fishes from Wyoming, USA
Fossil of an amphibianA Labryinthodoneri (Actinodon Latirdstris, Jordan) from Obernheim near Bad Hreuznach, Germany
Fossil FishAn Acanthonemus Subaureus (Blainville). A rare extinct form, related to the Cavallas and Pampanos. From the tertiary strata
Rare fossilised fishAcanthonemos Subaureus, a rare extinct form, related to Cavallas and Pampanos (tertiary strata)
Fossil Archaeopterix with traces of feathersA fossil Archaeopterix from Germany. On this fossil, traces of the feathers can be seen
Fossil HorseA fossil horse from Messel, Germany
Skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus daswoni), 1912. This supposed fossil was discovered near Lewes, Sussex, in 1912 by Charles Dawson, a local solicitor and amateur archaeologist
Model of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Artist: Dr Smith WoodwardModel of the skull of Piltdown Man (Eanothropus dawsoni), 1914. Model as reconstructed by Dr Smith Woodward. Dark areas are from the original fossil, the light are the restored areas
Fossil skeleton of a Pterodactyl, from the British Museums collection
Cretaceous Dinosaur fossil, Mesozoic era. The Cretaceous period is a division of the geological time scale that belongs to the Mesozoic Era; it began 145 million years ago
Fish of Early Devonian Era, Gemuendina Stuertzi, Prussia
Ostracaderms, (Jawless Fish) from West of England, Early DevonianEarly Devonian Ostracaderms (Jawless Fish) from West of England, Early Devonian. Above, two Pteraspis Rostrata, Below, one Hemicyclaspis Murchisovi. The Devonian was a geologic period
Section of Fossil Nautilus Shell. British Museum (Natural History]
