Monday, November 5, 2018

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.

Sunday, November 4, 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/

Saturday, November 3, 2018

Diplodocus longus Dinosaur Skull Fossil



Diplodocus longus dinosaur skull fossil ("double beam") displayed at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA. It was found in 1903 at Bone Cabin Quarry Wyoming USA by K. C. Kaisen. The fossil dates to the Late Jurassic Period (140 million years ago, Mesozoic Era).


Image taken July 2018.