FOSSILS SPECIMEN: THEROPOD DINOSAURS
Fossils are defined as any evidence of prehistoric life. There are two types of fossils: Body Fossils include remains of skeletal bones, shell, carapace, test and teeth. Trace Fossils are clues the organism existed such as foot prints, tracks, burrows and coprolites (fossil dung).
Theropoda meaning “beast foot”, are a diverse group of primarily carnivorous dinosaurs that first appeared in the fossil record in the late Triassic Period around 230 million years ago. Many non-avian (dinosaurs) theropods went extinct 65 million years ago in the KPG (formerly KT) extinction event. Avian (birds) dinosaurs can be found on every continent today. Click here to see my theropod models and toys.
Phylum: Chordata – Class: Reptilia – Clade: Archosaur – Clade: Dinosauria – Order: Saurischia – Suborder: Theropoda “beast foot”
(predatory dinosaurs)
Upper Triassic to Upper Cretaceous to Holocene (Birds)
Gallimimus Skull (Model)
Upper Cretaceous
Mongolia
Oviraptor Egg (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
Mongolia
Therizinosaurus Hand Claw (Cast)
Late Cretaceous
Asia
Tyrannosaurus rex
Late/Upper Cretaceous
Adult Tyrannosaurus rex (small model)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Adult Tyrannosaurus rex (small model)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Adult Tyrannosaurus rex (small model)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Juvenile Tyrannosaurus rex
(3D Print – Elby)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Finger (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex hand claw (cast)
Late Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Shed Tooth
(Large Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Tooth
(Large Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Tooth
(Small Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Toe Claw (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Tyrannosaurus rex Skin
(3D Print – Wyrex)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Dromaeosaurs “raptors”
Early and Late Cretaceous
Velociraptor Skull (3D Print)
Upper Cretaceous
Mongolia
Velociraptor Toe Claw (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
Mongolia
Velociraptor Toe Claw (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
Mongolia
Utahraptor Toe Claw (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Utah, North America
Utahraptor Toe Claw (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Utah, North America
Utahraptor Toe Claw (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Utah, North America
Deinonychus Toe Claw (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Montana, North America
Deinonychus Toe Claw (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Montana, North America
Deinonychus Claw (3D printed)
Lower Cretaceous
Montana, North America
Deinonychus Skull (3D print)
Lower Cretaceous
Montana, North America
Deinonychus Third Toe (Cast)
Lower Cretaceous
Montana, North America
Dromaeosaurus Toe Claw (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America
Dromaeosaurus hand claw (cast)
Late Cretaceous
North America
Carnosaurs
Late Jurassic to Late Cretaceous
Allosaurus Tooth (Cast)
Upper Jurassic
North America
Allosaurus Hand Claw (Cast)
Upper Jurassic
North America
Sinoraptor toe claw (cast)
China
Jurassic Period
Carcharodontosaurus toe clas (cast)
Cretaceous
North Africa
Carcharodontosaurus toe clas (cast)
Cretaceous
North Africa
Spinosaurs
Early and Late Cretaceous
Spinosaurus Tooth
Middle Cretaceous
North Africa
Spinosaurus tooth
Cretaceous
Morocco, North Africa
Spinosaur tooth (cast)
Cretaceous
Morocco, North Africa
Spinosaurus toe claw (cast)
Cretaceous
Morocco, North Africa
Spinosaurus toe claw (cast)
Cretaceous
Morocco, North Africa
Baryonyx Claw (3D Printed)
Lower Cretaceous
England
Abelisaurs
Late Jurassic tp Late Cretaceous
Abelisaurus Skull (Model)
Upper Cretaceous
South America
Carnotaurus Skull (Model)
Upper Cretaceous
South America
Archaeopteryx
Late/Upper Jurassic
Archaeropteryx in Matrix (Cast)
Upper Jurassic
Germany