Fossils and Ancient Life

Photographs of various fossils including trilobites and fish, showcasing prehistoric life and geological formations with intricate details.

USA, Washington State, Seabeck. Close-up of fish fossil.

Ammonite (Platiknemiceras bassei) fossil of the Triassic period, Tarragona, Spain

petrification of the seabed An image of a petrification of the seabed Copyright: xZoonar.com/magannx 19325240

Fossil Echinoid, Echinocorys Scutata. Preserved in flint.. Natural Science Collection - Palaeontology

CUEVA DE ARENAZA. ZONA II: URO CON GRABADOS . VIZCAYA, PAIS VASCO, ESPAÑA.

West Africa, Niger, Agadez Province, Sahara desert, Tiguidit cliffs, Tahouachi archeological site, the person in charge of the site Bajar Guli next to a dinosaur skull named ""Jobaria"" 135 millions years old discovered by the paleontologist Paul Sereno fr

Rock paintings, erect pensises men, Tsodilo Hills, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Botswana, Africa

Fossils in Jurassic rocks. Artist: Unknown

Undetermined fossil turtle shell from the Albian of Provence. 45cm. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection

Ammonite fossils with iridescent shell layer intact. Ammonoidea species. Jurassic Period, 144 to 208 million years ago. Lyme Regis, Dorset, England, UK.

Corals forming a Devonian Cyathophyllum hypocrystalline colony, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Fossilised Squalodon remains, Cetacea, Early Miocene Age, Veneto, Italy.

Light material emplaced within darker vein material is seen in this view of a mineral vein at the 'Garden City' site on lower Mount Sharp, Mars. The Mars Hand Lens Imager (MAHLI) on the arm of NASA's Curiosity Mars Rover took the image on April 4, 2015.

Footprint lower, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Eurypterid, Paleozoic Sea Scorpion

Mollusc (Exogyra flabellata) fossil, Spain

Corals forming a Devonian Cyathophyllum hypocrystalline colony, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

High angle view of Nazca lines, Nazca, Peru

Ammonites.

Neptunus gallicus fossils, Brachyura decapods.

Fossil of a crinoid lily. Artist: Unknown

Fossil Ammonite (Parkinsonia dorsetensis) from Freshwater Bay, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Fragment of the bark of a Lepidodendron, vintage engraved illustration. From the Universe and Humanity, 1910.

Bird Fossil - Eocene, 50 million years ago. Green River formation Wyoming, USA.

Fossil of the extinct shark Paraorthacodus spec. (Paraorthacodus spec.), Naturkundemuseum, Natural history museum, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Sparnodus elongatus fossil, Sparidae, Eocene.

Urvogel or First bird (Archaeopteryx siemensii), Paleontological Museum, Munich, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Dinosaur skeleton in situ” Dinosaur National Monument USA

Trilobite fossil, Arthropoda.

12/31/1992. Tracks Attributed to the Genus Pseudaelurus Approximate date.

Horseshoe Crab (Tarracolimulus rieki) fossil from the Triassic period, Spain

MESOPOTAMIC ART. PALEOBABILONIC PERIOD. 18th century BCE MATHEMATICAL TEXT. METROLOGICAL AND NUMERICAL TABLE. Dated in the first years of the reign of Samsu-Iluna, successor of Hammurabi (1749 BC). Clay. It comes from Larsa. Babylon. Babylon exhibition. Louvre Museum. Paris. France.

Fossil of Trilobites. Ordovician Period. 500 million years. Located in Builth. Wales. Natural History Museum. London. United Kingdom.

Fish (Pholidophorus sp) fossil, 150 million year old, Solnhofen, Bavaria, Germany

Ammonite fossil

Fossilized horseshoe crab, 15 centimeters long, with its trackway preserved in lithographic limestone. Mesolimulus walchi. Found in Solnhofen Formation, an ancient saltwater lagoon of Upper Jurassic Period, 161 to 145 million years ago. Solnhofen, Germany. (Specimen courtesy of Raimund Albersdoerfer, Germany).

prehistoric symbol prehistoric symbol, petroglyph, Aït Ouazik rock deposit, late Neolithic, Morocco, Africa Copyright: xZoonar.com/BartomeuxBalaguerxRotgerx 22264204

Pre-Columbian art. Pre-Inca mummy (65 x 18 cm). Extraction of bones and meat. Filling plant material. Conserved the skin, skull and teeth. From Ecuador. Private Collection.

Africa, Morocco, crinoid

Säbelzahnkiefer sable tooth jaw, Homotherium latidens, pleistocene, Punta Lucero, Zierbena, Arkeologi Museoa, museo aqueologico, Bilbao, Bizkaia, Pais Vasco, Spain Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22846550

Fossils, Rissani, Morocco, Africa

Plant (Florissantia speirii) forty four million year old fossil flower, John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Oregon

Fauna der Gaskohle und der Kalksteine der Permformation Böhmens Prag In Commission bei F. Rivnác 1883 paleontology czechrepublic bohemia permian carboniferous, This illustration depicts a detailed geological study showcasing fossilized remains found in coal deposits. The top section features various skeletal fragments, indicating the types of vertebrates that once inhabited the area, with numbered annotations highlighting distinct bones. The bottom section presents additional fossilized parts, including more complete skeletal structures. The rich textures of the rock matrix are contrasted with the lighter fossil elements, emphasizing the intricate details of these ancient remains and providing insight into the prehistoric fauna that existed in this environment.

Marine crocodile, Mesozoic, Gallery of Evolution, Dinosauria (Dinosar Museum), Espéraza, Languedoc-Roussillon, Aude department, France

Ammonite fossil, Germany, Europe

Skeleton of a short-tail landing bird Pterodactylus Mayor-Müller-Museum, Solnhofen, Altmuehltal, Middle Franconia, Franconia, Bavaria, Germany, Europe

Pictographs, Palatki Heritage Site, Coconino National Forest, Arizona, United States of America, North America

Fossil skeleton of a Pterodactyl, from the British Museum's collection. Artist: Unknown

Layer of fossils of Tawachi Desert of Tenere Niger

Cylinder seal ca. 15th-14th century B.C. Mitanni. Cylinder seal 324532

1947 excavation of the The Dead Sea Scrolls, a collection of 981 texts discovered between 1946 and 1956 at Khirbet Qumran in the West Bank. They were found inside caves about a mile inland from the northwest shore of the Dead Sea

Nodule of clayey limestone with cracks filled with calcite crystals

The Geology and Texture of El Capitan, Mars, From Opportunity

Pterosaur, 150 my, Jurasico,Dinosauria, dinosaur museum, hall of evolution, Esperaza.departamento del Aude, Languedoc-Roussillon, Pyrenees oriental,France, europa.

Three diseased parts of the body. Watercolour.

Dome building

Left to right: Pycnodonte vesicularis and Spondylus spinosus from Kent

Labyrinthodontier fossil. Artist: Unknown

Camarotoechia nucula from Llandigffyd, Wales

Algeria - Sahara desert - Tassili-n-Ajjer National Park (UNESCO World Heritage List, 1982). Rock carvings

Pre historic rock paintings at Porivarai in Karikkiyur near Kotagiri, Nilgiris. Tamil Nadu, South India, India, Asia

Fossils on display, Museum of Fossils from Meride, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Monte San Giorgio, Switzerland, Europe

Aberrant Ammonite, Australiceras jacki, Cretaceous, Queensland, Australia, Oceania

Tolo Balaguer Trilobites. Dinòpolis. Paleontological Museum of Teruel, Teruel Paleontological Complex Foundation. Aragon. Spain. Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22152757

Spodumene. minerals

A sample of Rapakivi granite, a hornblende-biotite granite containing large rounded crystals of orthoclase each with a rim of oligoclase. Dated 21st Century

Phareodus Testis.Dinòpolis. Paleontological Museum of Teruel, Paleontological Foundation of Teruel. Aragon. spain.

Andalusite facies chiastolite from Maraquila Colombia

Kemmerer, Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument. The fossil of a beaked sandfish (Notogoneus osculus) is among fossils on display at the visitor center. Huge numbers of fossils of fish and other plant and animal life have been recovered from Fossil Lake, which covered the area 52 million years ago

Aboriginal rock art with Namondjok, a dangerous spirit on the left and to the right is Namarrgon, the lightening man, Kakadu National Park, Australia

Death of Alexander. Diary of astronomical/ meteorological phenomena observed in 323-322 BC. Cuneiform. Babylon, Iraq. British Museum. London.GBR.

Fossil Fish with Shrimp (Carpopenaus) (Tselvatia). Lebanon - Cretaceous.

Hematite. minerals. Europe; England; Cumbria; Cleator; Cleator Moor

Phosphatosaurus fossil skull, extinct monotypic genus of dyrosaurid crocodylomorph from the Early Eocene, Morocco, Africa

fossil fish, phareodus encaustus, green river formation, wyoming, usa

Ancient rock engraving in Sahara Desert, Tadrart, Algeria

Aeschnogomphus sp fossil, Aktassiidae, Late Jurassic.

Freshwater fossilized herring-like fish, Knightia eocaena, state fossil of the State of Wyoming from the 55-million-year-old Eocene Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Iguanodon footprints Iguanodon footprints, Paleontological Interpretation Centre of La Rioja, Igea, La Rioja, Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22152596

The Scorpion mace head; a decorated ancient Egyptian mace head found by British archaeologists James E. Quibell and Frederick W. Green; at Hierakonpolis during the dig season of 1897/1898; made of limestone and attributed to the pharaoh Scorpion

Various fossils of underwater animals, Museum fuer Naturkunde, Naturkundemuseum, Berlin, Germany, Europe

Trilobite fossil (Trilobites sp), Arthropoda, Valley of the Ziz, Erfoud, Morocco.

Sectioned Ammonite. Natural Science Collection - Palaeontology

Fossilized gastropods found in limestone walls of the Bighorn Gorge.

Fossilized mesturus verrucosus fish. Extinct genus of ray-finned fish from the Jurassic. Natural History Museum, Berlin, Germany.

Aerial view of spider drawing, Nazca Lines, Peru

petroglifo, yacimiento rupestre de Aït Ouazik, finales del Neolítico, Marruecos, Africa.

Aerial view of Nazca lines representing a spider, Nazca, Peru

Urvogel, Berlin Archaeopteryx specimen (Archaeopteryx siemensii), replica of transitional fossil of bird-like dinosaur, Late Jurassic

Anseropoda placenta, thin, leaflike, flat starfish with short webbed arms. British Waters. Dated 1777

Mysterious Nazca lines form animal figures in the desert of Peru

Kemmerer, Wyoming, Fossil Butte National Monument. The fossil of an extinct prairie dog-like mammal (Hyopsodus wortmani) is among fossils on display at the visitor center. Huge numbers of fossils of fish and other plant and animal life have been recovered from Fossil Lake, which covered the area 52 million years ago

FOSSILES NUMMULITES LUTECIENSE. Location: FACULTAD DE BIOLOGICAS. MADRID. SPAIN.

Pseudohornera bifida and Phylloporina furcata fossils, Bryozoa, Ordovician Period.

England,London,Horniman Museum,Display of Skulls showing the Evolution of Man

Cymatophlebia longiata, Late Jurassic dragonfly fossil, Germany.

Freshwater fossilized herring-like fish, Knightia eocaena, state fossil of the State of Wyoming from the 55-million-year-old Eocene Green River Formation, Kemmerer, Wyoming.

Section of Limestone from ancient Egypt.

Volcanic bomb rock sample geology display, Casa de los Volcanes volcanic study centre, Lanzarote, Canary island, Spain, Europe

Fossilized dinosaur skeleton

Fossilized triceratops skeleton in soil

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