Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Trilobites, an early arthropod relative of spiders, horseshoe crabs, and scorpions, preserved in this level of detail only occurred as a result of very sudden underwater landslides called turbidite sequences, which ravaged the early earth when the continents were still very much on the move. The contorted body positions of...

Baculites ("walking stick rock") is an extinct genus of cephalopods with a nearly straight shell, included in the heteromorph ammonites. The genus, which lived worldwide throughout most of the Late Cretaceous, was named by Lamarck in 1799. Weight: 35.3 grams, Dimensions: 1 x .5 x 3.25 inches

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Fossilized psuedomorph of calcite after ammonite halve to reveal the internal chambers lined with calcite crystals. The ammonite has been internally replaced by calcite  with small areas showing its original mother of pearl iridescent outer shell. Its a complete ammonite sliced and polished to expose the internal cavities now lined...

Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa. Cretaceous Age 65 million years Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates ranging between 12 and 13 m (39-43.5 ft) and weight estimates between 6 and 15...

Carcharodontosaurus (Dinosaur) tooth in a glass display box From Tegana Formation, North Africa. Cretaceous Age 65 million years Carcharodontosaurus is one of the longest and heaviest known carnivorous dinosaurs, with various scientists proposing length estimates ranging between 12 and 13 m (39-43.5 ft) and weight estimates between 6 and 15...