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A skeleton of Barracudasauroides panxianensis collected from the ~247.2 million - ~242 million year old Anisian Guanling Formation of Guizhou Province, China. The specimen is 118 x 62 x 545 cm in size and 79.4 kg in mass.
Photo credit: Didier Descouens
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A molar of the proboscidean Platybelodon grangeri. This fossil dates between 5.3 and 14 million years ago to the Miocene epoch of the Neogene period. It was discovered in the Linxia Basin of Gansu Province, China and measures 20 x 9 x 6 cm in size.
Photo credit: Didier Descouens
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Credit: Brocken Inaglory
A 95 million year old slab of fossiliferous rock from Hakel, Lebanon measuring 24 cm in width. The specimen prominently preserves a member of the lobster genus Pseudostacus as well as the fish Diplomystus birdii A fragmentary specimen of an additional fish, Dercetis triqueter, is visible in the lower right hand corner of the specimen.