The Cretaceous

These are fossil sea urchins. They were found in the chalk rock of Kent that formed towards the end of the Cretaceous period.

These are fossil belemnites - extinct squid like animals with bullet-shaped internal skeletons called rostra that you see here. They were found in the chalk rock of Surrey that formed about 95 million years ago.

This is a fossil ammonite - an extinct mollusc that floated through the seas in its coiled shell. Ammonites are very common fossils in Britain. This one was found in the chalk rock of Somerset that formed about 95 million years ago.

This is the fossilised skeleton of an extinct marine lizard called Aigialosaurus. It was found in Croatia and is related to the giant mosasaurs that also swam in Cretaceous oceans.

This is the skull of the plant-eating dinosaur called Iguanodon pictured below the skull. It was found in Belgium and is probably about 135 million years old.

Why not visit the Museum and see what the whole skeleton looks like for yourself?

These are fossilised skeletons of sea sponges. This type of sponge is found in the chalk rock of southern England that formed towards the end of the Cretaceous period.

This is a fossil bivalve mollusc and looks just like a scallop shell you may find on the beach today. It was found in a chalk rock and is probably around 95 million years old..

These are the fossilised teeth of an extinct crocodile called Goniopholis. They were found near Swanage in Dorset.

Everybody has heard of the ferocious meat eating dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex. Its skeleton was dug up from rocks near Hell Creek in South Dakota in America.

This is, of course, just its skull, so why not visit the Museum and see what the whole skeleton looks like for yourself?

This is the skull of the dinosaur Triceratops pictured below the skull. You should have recognised it easily with its three large horns on the front of its head. It was dug up from rocks near Hell Creek in Dakota in America and is about 65 million years old.

The Cretaceous

This fossil is a fin spine from a shark that lived in the sea about 140 million years ago. This specimen was found near Swanage in Dorset.
Sharks' skeletons are not made from bone and do not fossilize well, but you can find their fin spines and teeth more easily.

Do you know what these fossils are?

About this resource

The Cretaceous

This fossil is a fin spine from a shark that lived in the sea about 140 million years ago. This specimen was found near Swanage in Dorset. Sharks' skeletons are not made from bone and do not fossilize well, but you can find their fin spines and teeth more easily.

Do you know what these fossils are?

About this resource

This fossil is a fin spine from a shark that lived in the sea about 140 million years ago. This specimen was found near Swanage in Dorset.
Sharks' skeletons are not made from bone and do not fossilize well, but you can find their fin spines and teeth more easily.