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A growing reference on specimens, minerals and the divisions of deep time — written and maintained by the site's admins.

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Aepyornis Maximus Video
Specimen

Aepyornis Maximus

Aepyornis maximus was a giant flightless bird from Madagascar known for its enormous size and m…

Cenozoic 1 min
Albertosaurus Video
Specimen

Albertosaurus

Albertosaurus was a large tyrannosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for it…

Mesozoic 1 min
Allosaurus Video
Specimen

Allosaurus

A large carnivorous dinosaur that dominated North America during the Late Jurassic and was one …

Mesozoic 2 min
Ammonite Video
Specimen

Ammonite

An extinct group of marine cephalopods with spiral shells that thrived for over 340 million yea…

Paleozoic – Mesozoic 2 min
Anhanguera Video
Specimen

Anhanguera

Anhanguera was a large flying pterosaur from the Early Cretaceous known for its long tooth-fill…

Mesozoic 1 min
Ankylosaurus Video
Specimen

Ankylosaurus

A heavily armored herbivorous dinosaur with a powerful tail club that lived in North America du…

Mesozoic 2 min
Argentinosaurus Video
Specimen

Argentinosaurus

Argentinosaurus was a gigantic titanosaur sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous, considere…

Mesozoic 1 min
Austroraptor Video
Specimen

Austroraptor

Austroraptor was a large, slender dromaeosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous know…

Mesozoic 1 min
Barbaridactylus Video
Specimen

Barbaridactylus

Barbaridactylus was a large azhdarchid pterosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for its long wi…

Mesozoic 1 min
Baryonyx Video
Specimen

Baryonyx

Baryonyx was a fish-eating spinosaurid theropod dinosaur from the Early Cretaceous known for it…

Mesozoic 1 min
Carnotaurus Video
Specimen

Carnotaurus

Carnotaurus was a fast, horned abelisaurid theropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous known for…

Mesozoic 1 min
Celophysis Video
Specimen

Celophysis

Coelophysis was a small, fast, early theropod dinosaur from the Late Triassic known for its sle…

Mesozoic 1 min