Palaeontology - The Parnassian (Page 7)

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The Jurassic Coast of Dorset, Formed 185 Million Years Ago

The Jurassic Coast of Dorset, formed 185 million years ago. Numerous fossilised trees of the Jurassic period and a complete skeleton of an ichthyosaur have been found here.

Fragments of a dinosaur jaw with green markers on the teeth lie on a laboratory table beside a ruler and a magnifying glass.

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Nearly one-metre lower jaw of Daspletosaurus, whose adults had 60 teeth

The nearly metre-long lower jaw of a Daspletosaurus, whose adults had 60 teeth apiece. The largest of the tyrannosaurids. A contradictory life I lead, to be sure

Assembled thylacine skeleton with skull, ribs, long tail and limbs on a black background, with a tag and a colour scale nearby.

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Skeleton of the thylacine, extinct since the early 20th century, and the reward for a living one

The skeleton of a thylacine, or Tasmanian wolf, extinct since the early twentieth century. There is a view that somewhere in the remote forests of Tasmania it may still be living to this day, and whoever catches a live thylacine is promised more than a million dollars

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Sophie the Stegosaurus's Teeth Have Survived Well

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A Portion of Silurian Oysters, If You Please

Cardboard box with the skull, a claw and limb bones of a Haast's eagle on white padding, with a scale ruler beside them.

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Bones of Haast's eagle, the largest known bird of prey, native to New Zealand

A box of bones from the largest bird of prey that ever lived: Haast's eagle. It inhabited New Zealand and was exterminated by the 19th century. It weighed up to 15 kg and fed on large mammals, including humans