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

Abelisaurus Skull (Model)
Upper Cretaceous
South America

Carnotaurus Skull (Model)
Upper Cretaceous
South America

Eoraptor Skull (3D Print)
Upper Triassic
South America

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 Tooth
(Large Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America

Tyrannosaurus rex Tooth
(Small Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America

Tyrannosaurus rex Shed Tooth
(Large Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America

Tyrannosaurus rex Finger (Cast)
Upper Cretaceous
North America

Tyrannosaurus rex hand claw (cast)
Late 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
Archaeopteryx
Late/Upper Jurassic

Archaeropteryx in Matrix (Cast)
Upper Jurassic
Germany