Commons:Featured pictures/Animals/Bones and fossils

Gallery of Bones and Fossils This page is a gallery of featured pictures that the community has chosen to be highlighted as some of the finest on Commons. Other galleries containing featured pictures of animals: Amphibians Arthropods  · Arachnida · Diptera · Hymenoptera · Lepidoptera  · Odonata · Other arthropods Birds Fish Mammals  · Artiodactyla · Carnivora · Primates · Other mammals Reptiles Other animals  · Other lifeforms Animals in their habitats Bones and fossils Shells Regnum : Bacteria Phylum : Cyanobacteria Stromatolite Top See also: Cyanobacteria (category) Galleries   Regnum : Animalia Phylum : Arthropoda Class : Insecta Copal with Insecta sp. (insects) An Ant in Colombian amber Copal with insects close-up Top See also: Insecta (category) Galleries   Class : † Dinocaridida Order : † Radiodonta Family : † Anomalocarididae Anomalocaris canadensis (TMP 2023.003.0003), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Top See also: Anomalocarididae (category) Galleries   Class : Malacostraca Order : Decapoda Family : † Chilenophoberidae † Nematonotus sp. and † Pseudastacus sp. Image is also a Featured picture of Sardinoididae Top See also: Chilenophoberidae (category) Galleries   Class : Trilobita Order : Asaphida Family : Asaphidae Isotelus rex (TMP 2009.003.0003), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Pseudoasaphus praecurrens Trilobites (Austerops speculator), Jebel Oufatene, Marruecos, 2021-01-18, DD 137-195 FS Top See also: Asaphidae (category) Galleries   Phylum : Brachiopoda Class : Rhynchonellata Order : † Spiriferinida Family : † Spiriferinidae † Spiriferina rostrata Top See also: Spiriferinidae (category) Galleries   Phylum : Chordata Class : Actinopterygii Order : Aulopiformes Family : Sardinoididae Fósiles de dientes de tiburón tigre (Galeocerdo aduncus), Zuber, Florida, Estados Unidos, 2021-01-19, DD 105-144 FS Top See also: Sardinoididae (category) Galleries   Order : † Ichthyodectiformes Family : † Ichthyodectidae † Thrissops formosus Top See also: Ichthyodectidae (category) Galleries   Order : Lophiiformes Family : Lophiidae Lophius piscatorius (Angler) Top See also: Lophiidae bones (category) Galleries   Class : Aves Order : Galliformes Family : Phasianidae Alectoris rufa (Red-legged Patridge), eggs Phasianus colchicus (Common pheasant) Top See also: Phasianidae (category) Galleries   Order : Passeriformes Family : Cisticolidae Prinia molleri (São Tomé Prinia), eggs Top See also: Cisticolidae (category) Galleries   Order : Sphenisciformes Family : Spheniscidae Spheniscus magellanicus (Magellanic Penguin) Top See also: Spheniscidae skeletons (category) Galleries   Order : Struthioniformes Family : Struthionidae Struthio camelus (Common Ostrich) Top See also: Struthionidae skeletons (category) Galleries   Class : Mammalia Order : † Apatotheria Family : † Apatemyidae Heterohyus nanus (TMP 2009.003.0057), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Top See also: Apatemyidae (category) Galleries   Order : Artiodactyla Family : Bovidae † Myotragus balearicus (Balearic Islands Cave Goat), skull Syncerus caffer (African Buffalo) Mandíbula y dientes de un oreodon (Merycoidodon culbertsoni), Dakota del Sur, Estados Unidos, 2021-01-15, DD 162-186 FS Weathered Buffalo Skull Lupande Zambia Jul23 A7C 06119 Dry and parched earth in the badlands of South Dakota, 8b27697a Top See also: Bovidae bones (category) Galleries   Family : † Entelodontidae Archaeotherium sp. (TMP 2019.003.0004), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Top See also: Entelodontidae fossils (category) Galleries   Family : Moschidae Moschus moschiferus (Siberian Musk Deer), skull Moschus moschiferus (Siberian Musk Deer), skull Top See also: Moschidae anatomy (category) Galleries   Family : Suidae Babyrousa babyrussa (Buru Babirusa) skull Phacochoerus africanus (Common Warthog), skull Sus sp. (Pig), skeleton Top See also: Suidae bones (category) Galleries   Order : Carnivora Family : Felidae Crâne de smilodon exposé au Museu de Zoologia da Universidade de São Paulo, Brazil Top See also: Felidae bones (category) Galleries   Family : Otariidae Zalophus californianus (California Sea Lion) Top See also: Otariidae bones (category) Galleries   Family : Ursidae Arctodus simus skull (TMP 1988.061.0001), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Top See also: Ursidae bones (category) Galleries   Order : Cetacea Family : Balaenopteridae Balaenoptera physalus (Fin Whale) Top See also: Balaenoptera bones (category) Galleries   Family : † Basilosauridae Dorudon Top See also: Basilosauridae bones (category) Galleries   Order : Dermoptera Family : Cynocephalidae Cynocephalus volans (Philippine flying lemur) Top See also: Cynocephalidae bones (category) Galleries   Order : † Dinocerata Family : † Uintatheriidae † Uintatherium anceps Top See also: Uintatheriidae (category) Galleries   Order : Erinaceomorpha Family : Amphilemuridae † Macrocranion tupaiodon Top See also: Amphilemuridae (category) Galleries   Order : Perissodactyla Family : Equidae Equidae evolution Equus grevyi (Grévy's Zebra) Equus ferus caballus (Minihorse foal) Top See also: Equidae bones (category) Galleries   Family : Rhinocerotidae Diceros bicornis (Black Rhinoceros), skull Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly Rhinoceros), skull Top See also: Rhinocerotidae bones (category) Galleries   Order : Primates Alouatta seniculus Global Mandrilperspective6 Avahi4 perspective noir Alouatta seniculus (Venezuelan Red Howler) Avahi laniger (Eastern Woolly Lemur) Chlorocebus sabaeus (Green Monkey) Chlorocebus sabaeus (Green Monkey) Mandrillus sphinx (Mandrill) Top See also: Primate bones (category) Galleries   Family : Hominidae Gorilla gorilla (Western Gorilla) † Sahelanthropus tchadensis skull † Australopithecus africanus, skull face † Australopithecus africanus, skull Australopithecus africanus Homo sapiens skull Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Homo sapiens Homo sapiens skulls Homo sapiens, mummy and mummified Equus ferus subsp. caballus (Horse) Homo sapiens, mummified head Homo sapiens Homo sapiens, mass grave Catacumbas, París, Francia, 2022-11-01, DD 111-113 HDR Catacumbas, París, Francia, 2022-11-01, DD 117-119 HDR Top See also: Hominidae bones (category) Galleries   Order : Proboscidea Family : † Gomphotheriidae † Platybelodon grangeri, molar tooth Top See also: Gomphotheriidae (category) Galleries   Order : Rodentia Family : Caviidae Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris (Capybara) Top See also: Caviidae (category) Galleries   Order : Soricomorpha Family : Talpidae Talpa europaea (European Mole), skeleton Top See also: Talpidae bones (category) Galleries   Class : Reptilia Order : Crocodilia Family : Alligatoridae Alligator mississippiensis (American Alligator), skull Top See also: Alligatoridae bones (category) Galleries   Family : Crocodylidae Crocodylidae sp. skull Top See also: Crocodylidae bones (category) Galleries   Family : † Machimosauridae † Macrospondylus bollensis Top See also: Machimosauridae (category) Galleries   Order : Dinosauria Family : † Allosauridae † Allosaurus fragilis Top See also: Fossil Allosauridae (category) Galleries   Family : † Camarasauridae Camarasaurus supremus skull (TMP 1984.161.0008, detail), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 02 Top See also: Fossil Camarasauridae (category) Galleries   Family : † Hadrosauridae † Saurolophus Top See also: Hadrosauridae (category) Galleries   Family : † Ornithomimidae Ornithomimus edmontonicus (TMP 1995.110.1), Royal Tyrrell Museum, Drumheller, Alberta, 2025-07-13 Top See also: Stegosauridae (category) Galleries   Family : † Stegosauridae † Kentrosaurus aethiopicus Top See also: Stegosauridae (category) Galleries   Order : † Ichthyosauria Family : † Mixosauridae † Barracudasauroides panxianensis Top See also: Mixosauridae (category) Galleries   Order : † Pterosauria Family : † Tapejaridae Top See also: Tapejaridae (category) Galleries   Order : Squamata Family : Boidae Eunectes murinus Green anaconda's skin Top See also: Fossil Mosasauridae (category) Galleries   Family : † Mosasauridae † Plioplatecarpus sp. Top See also: Fossil Mosasauridae (category) Galleries   Class : Sauropsida Superorder : Crocodylomorpha Family : † Aegyptosuchidae † Theriosuchus guimarotae Top See also: Aegyptosuchidae (category) Galleries   Class : Synapsida Order : Therapsida Family : † Kannemeyeriidae † Tetragonias njalilus Top See also: Kannemeyeriidae (category) Galleries   Phylum : Cnidaria Class : Anthozoa Order : Scleractinia Family : † Calamophylliidae † Gyrodendron lobatum Top See also: Calamophylliidae (category) Galleries   Family : † Cunnolitidae † Cunnolites elliptica Top See also: Cunnolitidae (category) Galleries   Phylum : Echinodermata Class : Asteroidea Order : Paxillosidas Family : Astropectinidae Astropecten lorioli Top See also: Astropectinidae (category) Galleries   Class : Echinoidea Order : Arbacioida Family : Glypticidae Fósil de erizo de mar (Glypticus hieroglyphicus), Foug, Francia, 2021-01-16, DD 001-090 FS Top See also: Glypticidae (category) Galleries   Phylum : Mollusca — Gallery of Shells Top See also: Mollusca (category) Galleries   Others Coprolites Coprolite (Calatayud, Spain) Top See also: Coprolites (category) Galleries   Unsorted The FPCBot will place images here, they can manually be sorted into more specific sections. 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