Odobenus rosmarus Walrus Fossil

This image is of an Odobenus rosmarus walrus fossil on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). It dates to the Pleistocene Epoch (about 200,000-100,000 years ago). The fossil was found in Alaska USA.

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/

Allosaurus fragilis Dinosaur Fossil

Allosaurus fragilis dinosaur skull fossil ("strange reptile") displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA. It was found in 1901 at Bone Cabin Quarry Wyoming USA by K. C. Kaisen. The fossil dates to the Late Jurassic Period (140 million years ago).

Image taken July 2018.

Notorhyncus primigenius Fossil Shark Teeth

This image is of Notorhyncus primigenius fossil shark teeth on display at Mace Brown Museum of Natural History (August 2017). This extinct animal was also known as a seven-gill cow shark. It dates to the Pliocene Epoch (about 4.5 million years ago), Neogene Period. The fossils were found in Yorktown Formation, Beaufort County, North Carolina USA.

The Mace Brown Museum of Natural History is located at the College of Charleston, 202 Calhoun Street, 2nd Floor, Charleston, South Carolina 29424.

Learn more at their blog: http://blogs.cofc.edu/macebrownmuseum/