Megalodon Shark Jaw Model

Suspended from the ceiling in the Hall of Vertebrate Origins at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA, is a model of Carcharodon megalodon shark. This shark was one of the largest to ever exist and dates to the Neogene Period (Pliocene and Miocene Epoch).

Diplocaulus magnicornis Nectridean Fossil

Diplocaulus magnicornis nectridean head fossil found in 1895 at Baylor County, Texas USA. This aquatic creature lived in the early Permian Period (275 million years ago).

Fossil on display at American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA.

Mecochirus longimanatus Claw Fossil

Mecochirus longimanatus crustacean claw fossil found at Eichstätt, Germany. The fossil dates to the Jurassic Period.

Fossil on display at American Museum of Natural History in New York City, USA.