Stegosaurus Fossil at British Museum

These pictures are of a Stegosaurus stenops fossil on display at the British Natural History Museum in London. The display lists this as the most complete Stegosaurus fossil ever found. It was found at the Red Canyon Ranch, Wyoming, USA in 2003. The animal lived in the Late Jurassic Period (155-150 mya).

Images taken August 2016.

Learn more about acquisition here:
http://www.culture24.org.uk/science-and-nature/dinosaurs-and-fossils/art506464-natural-history-museum-acquires-worlds-most-complete-stegosaurus-fossil-skeleton

British Natural History Museum Dinosaur Directory:
www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/dino-directory/index.html

Kodonophyllum truncatum Coral Fossil

The picture is of a colonial coral fossil Kodonophyllum truncatum (Linné) on display at the British Natural History Museum in London. These creatures existed in the Silurian Period. It was found Dudley, West Midlands, England.

Image taken August 2016.

Dapedium politum Fossil Fish

This image is of the Dapedium politum fish fossil. It was found in the lower Liassic of Lyme Regis England. Creature is from the Lower Jurassic Period. Fossil on display at the Lyme Regis Museum in England as of August 2016.

This specimen was probably collected by Mary Anning. It was described in the Transactions of the Geological Society of 1821, in "Remarks on the Geology of South Coast of England, from Birdport Harbour, Dorset, to Babbacombe Bay, Devon." by H.T. De La Beche [read March 5, 1819].

Learn more at www.lymeregismuseum.co.uk