Rare Fossils

 

These are some of our favorite fossils, based on some combination of scientific interest, rarity, photography, or simply their beauty. We try to select one each month to post on the home page, while also acknowlodging those who take the time to share these fossils with the educational and scientific community.

Saurichthys Fossil Fish Triassic Guizhou Province, China Fish Fossils from John Adamek	Guangweicaris spinatus Early Arthropod Lower Cambrian Guanshan Fauna Fossils from John Adamek	Messelornis cristata Bird Fossil Eocene Messel, Germany Fossils from John Adamek	Pinacosaurus grangeri Ankylosaur Dinosaur Upper Cretaceous Gobi Desert of Mongolia Courtesy Robert Drachuk
Aeduella blainvillei Lower Permian Jeckenbach Formation, Germany Fish Fossils of John Adamek	Ottoia prolifica Phylum Priapulida Burgess Shale, Canada Fish Fossils of John Adamek	Palaeochiropteryx tupaiodon Bat Fossil Eocene Messel, Germany	Dipterus valenciennesi Lungfish Fossil Devonian Caithness, Scotland Fish Fossils of John Adamek
Hallucigenia fortis Lower Cambrian Lobopodia Chengjiang Maotianshan Shales Fossil from John Adamek