Fossils and their features
Knightia Alta
These beautifully preserved fossil fish are found in the famous Green River Shales of Wyoming U.S.A. A relative of the modern day herring, these fish were probably at the bottom of the food chain, eating algae and small single cell animals.
From Wyoming U.S.A
50 million years old
Freshwater Crab Fossil
This is a spectacular fossil freshwater crab (Potamon) preserved in travertine from the Denizli Basin in Southwest Turkey. The travertine deposits in the Denizli Basin are Pleistocene in age, having been formed within the past 400,000 years.
Otodus Obliquus Tooth
From Morocco
Clypeaster Urchin
Hatay, Türkiye
Crab Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Oyster Fossil
Coral Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Ammonite
Hatay, Türkiye
Ammonite
Orthoceras
Orthocerases were squid-like animals and they are related to ancient ammonites as well as modern squids, octopuses, cuttlefish and nautiluses. They lived during the Jurassic period (started 201 million years ago) and Cretaceous period (ended 66 million years ago).
Hatay, Türkiye
Coral Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Trilobite
Trilobites were among the most successful of all early animals, existing in oceans for almost 270 million years, with over 22,000 species having been described. The earliest trilobites known from the fossil record is dated to around 520 million years ago
Sea Shell Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Sea Shell Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Ammonite fossil
Ammonites, which evolved about 416 million years ago, were once the most abundant animals of the ancient seas. There are more than 10,000 ammonite species identified.
Coral Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Ammonite
Mosasaurus Tooth
Mosasaurus is the extinct group of aquatic squamate reptiles. it lived from about 82 to 66 million years ago.
Leaf Fossil in clay
From Kütahya, Türkiye
Trilobite
Leaf Fossil in Clay
From Kütahya, Türkiye
Clypeaster Urchin
From Karaman, Türkiye
Amber
Fossilized tree resin.
Leaf Fossil in Clay
From Kütahya, Türkiye
Gastropod
From Eskişehir, Türkiye
Turritella
Sea-urchin Fossil
From Eskişehir, Türkiye
Leaf Fossil in Clay
From Kütahya, Türkiye
Sea Shell Fossil
From Türkiye
Tree Fossil
From Turkey
Tree Fossil
From Türkiye
Crinoid Fossil
From Ankara, Türkiye
Ammonite
From Kütahya, Türkiye
Gastropod
From Eskişehir, Türkiye
Crinoid Fossil
From Ankara, Türkiye
Oyster
From Türkiye
Clam Fossil
Sea Shell Fossil
Coral
Clam Fossil
Karaman, Türkiye
Gastropod
From Eskişehir, Türkiye