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Paleozoology Collection (page 6)

"Paleozoology: Unveiling the Ancient World Through Fossil Clues" Trilobite fossil: A glimpse into the intricate world of ancient marine life, preserved in stone

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Three Spinosaurus dinosaurs walking in the desert

Three Spinosaurus dinosaurs walking in the desert

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Megalodon shark

Megalodon shark was very much like our Great White shark but a much larger size with razor sharp teeth

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A pair of Stegosaurus dinosaurs confronting an Allosaurus

A pair of Stegosaurus dinosaurs confronting an Allosaurus
A pair of Stegosaurus dinosaurs confronting a carnivorous Allosaurus during Earths Jurassic period

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Quetzalcoatlus pterosaurs gather around the dead body of a young sauropod dinosaur

Quetzalcoatlus pterosaurs gather around the dead body of a young sauropod dinosaur
Giant Quetzalcoatlus pterosaurs gather around the dead body of a young sauropod dinosaur, which will make rich pickings for a great meal

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A prehistoric Dunkleosteus fish prepares to eat a primitive shark

A prehistoric Dunkleosteus fish prepares to eat a primitive shark
A 30-foot-long, four-ton hypercarnivorous apex predator of the species Dunkleosteus terrellix is about to make a meal of a six-foot-long primitive shark of the genus Cladoselache 370 million years

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Jane is a fossil specimen of small tyrannosaurid dinosaur

Jane is a fossil specimen of small tyrannosaurid dinosaur
Jane (officially known as BMRP 2002.4.1) is a fossil specimen of a small tyrannosaurid dinosaur discovered in the Hell Creek Formation in southern Montana

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Tylosaurus attacks a Styxosaurus in Cetaceous waters

Tylosaurus attacks a Styxosaurus in Cetaceous waters. Tylosaurus was a North American Mosasaur, a sea reptile related to modern monitor lizards

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Zupaysaurus rougieri, a theropod dinosaur of the Jurassic Period

Zupaysaurus rougieri, a theropod dinosaur of the Jurassic Period
Zupaysaurus rougieri, a theropod dinosaur of the Early Jurassic Period

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A deadly confrontation between a Diplodocus and a pair of Allosaurus

A deadly confrontation between a Diplodocus and a pair of Allosaurus
A deadly confrontation between a giant Diplodocus dinosaur and a pair of carnivorous Allosaurus dinosaurs

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Palaeolama niedae, an extinct South American genus of llama camelid

Palaeolama niedae, an extinct South American genus of llama camelid. It lived 10 000 years ago and weighed around 300 kg

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Neanderthals hunt a cave bear

Neanderthals hunt a cave bear

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Front view of Pelecanimimus dinosaur

Front view of Pelecanimimus dinosaur. Pelecanimimus was a carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period of Spain

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A Plesiosaurus marine reptile attacks a school of Dapedius fish

A Plesiosaurus marine reptile attacks a school of Dapedius fish
A Plesiosaurus marine reptile sneaks up behind a school of Dapedius fish as it goes in for the attack

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A large carnivorous Torvosaurus preying on a Stegosaurus

A large carnivorous Torvosaurus preying on a Stegosaurus during the Late Jurassic Period in Western Europe (Portugal)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: 3D rendering of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur

3D rendering of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur, side view

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Body size comparison between Giganotosaurus carolinii and Tyrannosaurus rex

Body size comparison between Giganotosaurus carolinii and Tyrannosaurus rex. Giganotosaurus lived during the Cenomanian stage of Argentina

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Inostrancevia carnivorous reptile from the Permian Period

Inostrancevia carnivorous reptile from the Permian Period
Inostrancevia was a carnivorous reptile that lived during the Permian Period of Russia

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A Carnotaurus eating the flesh of a dead Chubutisaurus

A Carnotaurus eating the flesh of a dead Chubutisaurus

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Large Dicraeosaurus sauropods from the Late Cretaceous of Africa

Large Dicraeosaurus sauropods from the Late Cretaceous of Africa

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Carnivorous Juravenators hunting during the Jurassic Period of time

Carnivorous Juravenators hunting during the Jurassic Period of time

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Cotylorhynchus bransoni, a prehistoric animal from the Paleozoic Era

Cotylorhynchus bransoni, a prehistoric animal from the Paleozoic Era

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: An Allosaurus and Diplodocus dinosaur sinking in a deadly mud pit

An Allosaurus and Diplodocus dinosaur sinking in a deadly mud pit
An Allosaurus and Diplodocus dinosaur battle for their lives as both sink deeper in a deadly mud pit

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Metriorhynchus marine reptiles try to capture a Coelacanth fish

Metriorhynchus marine reptiles try to capture a Coelacanth fish
Two Metriorhynchus marine reptiles try to capture a Coelacanth fish in Jurassic seas

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Allosaurus dinosaur walking amongst pachypteris trees

Allosaurus dinosaur walking amongst pachypteris trees

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Dimorphodon macronyx, a prehistoric era pterosaur

Dimorphodon macronyx, a prehistoric era pterosaur from the early Jurassic period

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Drepanaspis is a jawless fish from the Early Devonian of Germany

Drepanaspis is a jawless fish from the Early Devonian of Germany
Drepanaspis gemuendenensis is a jawless fish from the Early Devonian of Germany

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Two Allosaurus dinosaurs attacking a large Apatosaurus

Two Allosaurus dinosaurs attacking a large Apatosaurus standing in the water

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Spinosaurus dinosaur skeleton

Spinosaurus dinosaur skeleton on textured background

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A large Carcharodontosaurus attacks a Kaprosuchus

A large Carcharodontosaurus attacks a Kaprosuchus. Carcharodontosaurus is a giant predator of North Africa from the mid Creatceous about 95 million years ago

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Smilodon springing forward at viewer, Pleistocene Epoch

Smilodon springing forward at viewer, Pleistocene Epoch
Smilodon (Dirk Sabertooth) springing forward at viewer, Pleistocene Epoch (Ice Age) of North America

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia dinosaur

Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia dinosaur
Labocania attacking a Magnapaulia. The tyrannosaurid stumbled and fell, allowing the lambeosaurine to escape

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: An old-fashioned depiction of Tyrannosaurus Rex in upright stance

An old-fashioned depiction of Tyrannosaurus Rex in upright stance

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Three Tyrannotitans attacking an Argentinosaurus dinosaur

Three Tyrannotitans attacking an Argentinosaurus dinosaur

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: A Nothosaurus catches an unware Ceolophysis

A Nothosaurus catches an unware Ceolophysis
The late Triassic period circa 215 million years ago, featuring the 13 foot, semi oceanic Nothosaurus catching an unaware Ceolophysis

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Lea Grauvogel-Stamm, palaeontologist C018 / 9410

Lea Grauvogel-Stamm, palaeontologist C018 / 9410
Lea Grauvogel-Stamm (born 1940), French palaeontologist, using tools to uncover fossils in a sandstone quarry in the Vosges mountain range, France

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Carboniferous landscape, artwork C016 / 5346

Carboniferous landscape, artwork C016 / 5346
Carboniferous landscape. Artwork of a typical swampy landscape during the Carboniferous period, which lasted from around 360 to 300 million years ago. At lower left is a large Arthropleura millipede

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Cretaceous of Brazil, prehistoric scene C013 / 7112

Cretaceous of Brazil, prehistoric scene C013 / 7112
Cretaceous of Brazil. Artwork of a coastal lagoon scene reconstructed from fossils in the Crato Formation of Brazil (108 million years ago, during the Cretaceous)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Trilobite fossils

Trilobite fossils. Rock containing a number of trilobite fossils (Ellipsocephalus hoffi) from the middle Cambrian period (about 515 million years ago)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Triceratops dinosaur and rhino

Triceratops dinosaur and rhino. Artwork of an adult Triceratops (left) from 68 million years ago during the Cretaceous period, compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Prehistoric horse, artwork

Prehistoric horse, artwork
Prehistoric horse. Computer artwork of an Anchitherium sp. prehistoric horse. Anchitherium was small leaf-eating horse that lived during the Miocene epoch (around 23-5 million years ago)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Ceratosaurus and Dacentrurus, artwork

Ceratosaurus and Dacentrurus, artwork
Ceratosaurus (right) and Dacentrurus (left) dinosaurs fighting, artwork. Ceratosaurus was a carnivorous theropod. It was a bipedal predator, using its teeth and hind claws to bring down its prey

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Stegosaurus dinosaur, artwork

Stegosaurus dinosaur, artwork
Stegosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork. Stegosaurs ( roofed reptiles ) were herbivores that lived throughout the world during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Cretaceous marine predators, artwork

Cretaceous marine predators, artwork
Cretaceous marine predators. Computer artwork of three primary marine predators that shared the waters of the Western Interior Seaway of North America 75 million years ago

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Tribrachidium fossil

Tribrachidium fossil
Ediacaran fossil. Fossil of a soft-bodied, multi-cellular organism (Tribrachidium heraldicum) from the Ediacaran Period (around 635 to 542 million years ago)

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Illustration of Massospondylus and its skeleton

Illustration of Massospondylus and its skeleton
Palaeozoology - Jurassic period - Dinosaurs - Massospondylus - Art work

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Illustration of Hypsilophodon

Illustration of Hypsilophodon
Palaeozoology - Cretaceous period - Dinosaurs - Hypsilophodon - Art work

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Illustration of Stegosaurus fighting

Illustration of Stegosaurus fighting
Palaeozoology - Upper Jurassic - Dinosaurs - Stegosaurus - Art work

Background imagePaleozoology Collection: Illustration of Maiasaura egg hatching

Illustration of Maiasaura egg hatching
Palaeozoology - Cretaceous period - Dinosaurs - Maiasaura, egg hatching - Art work




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"Paleozoology: Unveiling the Ancient World Through Fossil Clues" Trilobite fossil: A glimpse into the intricate world of ancient marine life, preserved in stone. An Alvarezsaurid bird cleans the mouth of a Giganotosaurus carolinii dinosaur: Unexpected alliances between species reveal fascinating behaviors from prehistoric times. Ankylosaurus dinosaurs defend themselves against a T-Rex: Witnessing an epic battle for survival as armored giants clash with ferocious predators. Tyrannosaurus Rex eats the carrion of a dead Triceratops: Nature's cleanup crew at work, showcasing the circle of life even in prehistoric times. Albertosaurus hunts by moonlight: Unraveling mysteries of nocturnal hunting strategies employed by these fearsome carnivores under paleo-skies. 3D rendering of an Ankylosaurus dinosaur skeleton: Modern technology brings to life the skeletal remains that hold secrets about their anatomy and behavior. A raptor stalks a pair of grazing Europasaurus holgeri dinosaurs: Stealthy hunters silently maneuver through dense vegetation, capturing prey with precision and agility. A group of Dodo birds crossing a natural bridge over a stream: Discovering unique adaptations and social dynamics among extinct avian species in diverse habitats. Cerapod dinosaurs compared to a rhino: Drawing parallels between ancient herbivorous giants and their modern-day counterparts, highlighting evolutionary patterns across time periods. Stephen Gould, US palaeontologist: Celebrating influential figures who dedicated their lives to unraveling Earth's history through fossils, shaping our understanding today. Doryaspis swim amongst a bed of Anthozoa: Exploring vibrant underwater ecosystems teeming with exotic fish species during Paleozoic era - where ancient meets aquatic beauty. A baby Tyrannosaurus Rex roars while safely standing between its mother's legs.