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Archosauriformes Collection (#3)

Step into the prehistoric world and discover a fascinating array of ancient creatures at Crystal Palace Park

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Magyarosaurus sp. & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis

Magyarosaurus sp. & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
Magyarosaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Transylvania, Romania. Cetiosaurus was an early sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Chanaresuchus is an archosaur of the Triassic period

Chanaresuchus is an archosaur of the Triassic period

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Susisuchus anatoceps, a small crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Period

Susisuchus anatoceps, a small crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous Period
Susisuchus anatoceps, a small crocodyliform from the Early Cretaceous of Brazil

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: A Kaprosuchus reptile confronts an Agustinia dinosaur

A Kaprosuchus reptile confronts an Agustinia dinosaur
Two Anhanguera reptiles fly above as a Kaprosuchus reptile confronts an Agustinia dinosaur

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5978

Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5978
Tyrannosaurus rex model. This carnivorous dinosaur lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago. So far three complete skulls have been found

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Megalosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5697

Megalosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5697
Megalosaurus jaw. Fragment of a lower jaw from the carnivorous dinosaur Megalosaurus. Throughout the dinosaurs life young teeth pushed up to replace old teeth

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Edmontosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5696

Edmontosaurus dinosaur jaw C016 / 5696
Edmontosaurus jaw. Fossilised jaw from a Edmonotosaurus dinosaur, showing the interlocking teeth which formed a grating surface for eating tough vegetation

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5700

Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5700
Tyrannosaurus rex model. This carnivorous dinosaur lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago. So far three complete skulls have been found

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Saltwater crocodile skull C016 / 5674

Saltwater crocodile skull C016 / 5674
Saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus) skull

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Fossil torvosaurus dinosaur claw C016 / 5621

Fossil torvosaurus dinosaur claw C016 / 5621
Fossil torvosaurus dinosaur claw. Torvosaurus, whose name means savage lizard, was a carnivore that lived during the upper Jurassic period. Its fossils have been found in Colorado, USA

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Shunosaurus dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5603

Shunosaurus dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5603
Shunosaurus. dinosaur skeleton Shunosaurus was a large herbivorous quadruped with a tail club formed by enlarged vertebrae with 2 pairs of spikes

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Hypsilophodon dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5586

Hypsilophodon dinosaur skeleton C016 / 5586
Mounted skeleton of a Hypsilophodon dinosaur. This dinosaur lived during the Lower Cretaceous period around 125 million years ago

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5585

Tyrannosaurus rex model C016 / 5585
Tyrannosaurus rex model. This carnivorous dinosaur lived during the Upper Cretaceous period, 67 to 65 million years ago. So far three complete skulls have been found

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Titanopteryx pterosaur, wing bone fossils C016 / 5069

Titanopteryx pterosaur, wing bone fossils C016 / 5069
Titanopteryx philadelphiae pterosaur, wing bone fossils. The two fossils at top are are fragments of bones forming the elbow joint of this winged reptile

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dimorphodon macronyx, pterosaur fossil C016 / 5031

Dimorphodon macronyx, pterosaur fossil C016 / 5031
Dimorphodon macronyx, pterosaur fossil. This specimen shows the skull and lower jaw of this giant flying reptile (pterosaur) that lived during the Lower Jurassic period

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Tenontosaurus attacked by Deinonychus

Tenontosaurus attacked by Deinonychus
Detail of Deinonychus claw from a full scale animated model of a Tenontosaurus being attacked by five Deinonychus, made by Kokoro Co. Japan for The Natural History Museum

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dinocochlea

Dinocochlea
A spiral of rock almost three metres long that looks like a giant snail but is a mystery

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Iguanodon bones

Iguanodon bones
A jumble of Iguanodon bones developed originally in 1834 by Gideon Algeronon Mantell (1790-1852). Specimen known as The Maidstone Slab. It dates back to around 140 to 110 million years

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Heterodontosaurus

Heterodontosaurus
This dinosaur whose name means different-toothed lizard is a member was an Ornithopod. It lived during the Lower Jurassic period around 205-180 million years ago

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Protocaratops skull from Mongolia

Protocaratops skull from Mongolia
This dinosaur lived during the Cretaceous period about 80 million years ago. This skull. roughly the size of a bear s, was found in Mongolia

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex eye

Tyrannosaurus rex eye
Graphic of Tyrannosaurus rex eye. It is believed that the eye sight of this dinosaur was well adapted to hunting. It also had a large olfactory cavity creating a strong sense of smell

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: 100 years old in 1981

100 years old in 1981
A poster celebrating the Natural History Museums cenetary in 1981, featuring the winning design from the Blue Peter Natural History Museum Centenary Poster competition

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Maiasaura hatchling

Maiasaura hatchling
An animated model of the dinosaur Miasaura, created by Kokoro Ltd. for the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur whose name meand good mother lizard lived during the Upper Cretaceous 60-85 mya

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Victorian invitation and menu for dinner at Crystal Palace (

Victorian invitation and menu for dinner at Crystal Palace (

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Mamenchisaurus

Mamenchisaurus
Living about 150 million years ago the dinosaur Mamenchisaurus was 22 metres long, 4 metres wide and weighed up to 30 tonnes. It is the largest animal ever found in China

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Visitors at the Natural History Museum, London

Visitors at the Natural History Museum, London
Visitor viewing an a skeleton of a Dinosaur in the Gobi Desert exhibition at the Natural History Museum, London 1997

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dr. Paul Barrett

Dr. Paul Barrett
Dr Paul Barrett, Palaeontologist at the Natural History Museum checking dinosaur replicas for accuracy. The dinosaur replicas were made under licence for the Natural History Museum by Toyway Ltd

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Allosaurus

Allosaurus
A skeletal reconstruction of Allosaurus, the Upper Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur that lived 153 to 135 million years ago. On display at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Wealden Landscape

Wealden Landscape
Artists impression of vegetation and reptiles of the early Cretaceous, including Iguanodon, in south eastern England

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Telmatosaurus transylvanicus

Telmatosaurus transylvanicus
Fossil remains of the lower part of the jaw once belonging to the dinosaur, Telmatosaurus transylvanicus, Transylvanian marsh lizard discovered by Baron Franz von Nopsca at Hunedoara, Romania

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dinosaur eggshell

Dinosaur eggshell
Scanning electron microscope image on display in the Darwin Centre

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dromaeosaurus

Dromaeosaurus
The skeleton of a Dromaeosaurus, a small fast predatory dinosaur with sharp teeth and a large claw on each foot. The lived during the Upper Cretaceous 76 to 72 million years ago

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Albertosaurus

Albertosaurus
Detail of a skeletal display of Albertosaurus showing the skull, on display at the Natural History Museum, London. The Albertosaurus lived 76 to 74 million years ago during the Upper Cretaceous period

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Magyarosaurus & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis

Magyarosaurus & Cetiosaurus oxoniensis
Magyarosaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (about 70 mya) of Transylvania. Cetiosaurus an early sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England (170 - 160 mya)

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Animated model of Tyrannosaurus rex

Animated model of Tyrannosaurus rex made by Kokoro, and exhibited in the North Hall in June 1999

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Archaeopteryx [Berlin specimen]

Archaeopteryx [Berlin specimen]
Cast of the Archaeopteryx fossil specimen held at the Berlin Natural History Museum. It shows clearly the spread-out wings and long clased fingers

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Ichthyosaurus, Rhamphorhynchus, Plesiosaurus, Megalosaurus

Ichthyosaurus, Rhamphorhynchus, Plesiosaurus, Megalosaurus
Plate 82 Life on Jurassic Shores 165 Million Years Ago an illustration from Britain Before Man by F.W. Dunning et al (1978)

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Gastroliths, stomach stones

Gastroliths, stomach stones
Swallowed by dinosaurs these stones remained in the stomach where they assisted in grinding the toughest food to a more easily digested paste. Largest is 72mm long

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Bothriospondylus madagascariensis

Bothriospondylus madagascariensis
A fossil specimen of a femur fragment, or thigh bone that once belonged to the dinosaur, Bothriospondylus madagascariensis. It was discovered in Madagacar and dates back to the Middle Jurassic

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Dinosaur footprints

Dinosaur footprints
Trackway evidence. A track from Lark Quarry, Australia showing footprints of some smaller dinosaurs covering one of a big hunter. Specimen block measures 78cm x 90cm

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Baryonyx fossil remains

Baryonyx fossil remains
Plan of the crazy paving of blocks containing Baryonyx bones at the brick pit excavation site at Ockley, Surrey, UK. This was excavated in 1983 where a Baryonyx specimen was discovered

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Cetiosauriscus stewarti

Cetiosauriscus stewarti
A fossil front left foot belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Titanopteryx philadelphiae wing bones

Titanopteryx philadelphiae wing bones
From a pterodactyloid pterosaur from the late Cretaceous in Jordan. Upper bones are fragments of the elbow joint. The lower from a finger bone which formed a wing support

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Sauropod excavation, 1982

Sauropod excavation, 1982

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Sketch of Diplodocus presentation

Sketch of Diplodocus presentation
Mr Andrew Carnegie presenting a plaster cast of Diplodocus carnegiei to the Natural History Museum, London in May 1905

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Iguanodon arthritic toe

Iguanodon arthritic toe
Middle toe of a large Iguanodon with arthritic joint shown by the bony overgrowths (rough ridges) betwen the 3rd & 4th toe bones counting back from the terminal phalanx

Background imageArchosauriformes Collection: Palaeontology laboratory

Palaeontology laboratory
Preparing a mounted skeleton of Baryonyx, a carnivorous dinosaur from Sussex, England. Laying out casts made of glass reinforced plastic prior to mounting on exhibition panelling




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Step into the prehistoric world and discover a fascinating array of ancient creatures at Crystal Palace Park. 🦖🌿 Immerse yourself in the wonders of the past as you encounter lifelike Triceratops, Iguanodon, Hylaeosaurus, and other incredible dinosaur models. Don't forget to visit the Natural History Shop where you can take home a piece of history. Transport yourself back millions of years as you explore scenes from Wealden Times, marveling at Ichthyosaurs gracefully swimming alongside Plesiosaurs while Pterodactylus soar through the skies above. Witness the evolution of dinosaurs with Archaeopteryx, a bird-like creature that bridges the gap between reptiles and modern birds. The restorations in The Wealden showcase how these magnificent creatures once roamed freely in their natural habitat. Discover lesser-known species like Scleromochlus, Diplodocus, Polacanthus, and Corythosaurus – each with its own unique features that will leave you awe-inspired. Crystal Palace Park is not just an ordinary park; it's a time machine that allows us to glimpse into Earth's distant past. So come along on this extraordinary journey and witness firsthand the majesty and diversity of archosauriformes.