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An Introduc+onTo Fossils

Palaeontologist, Hidden HorizonsDirector, Yorkshire Fossil Festival

Dr Liam Herringshaw

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Vertebrates

Image from Telford et al. (2015)

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Vertebrates

Otodus (shark) Albertosaurus (dinosaur)Diplomystus (fish) Ichthyosaurus (marine reptile)

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Vertebrates

Otodus (shark)

Albertosaurus (dinosaur)Diplomystus (fish)

Ichthyosaurus (marine reptile)

Image from Grant Museum, University College London

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Chondrichthyes

Images from Wikimedia Commons

Petalodonts☠

Sharks Rays

Chimaeras

“Car4laginous fish”

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Shark teeth

hDps://www.darwinsdoor.co.uk/prehistoricplanet/otodus-megalodon-the-jaws-of-death.html

Otodusobliquus(Early Eocene, Kent)

Helicoprion

Cuspletsdisappear over /me

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Ac2nopterygii

Images from Wikimedia Commons

“Ray-finned fish”

Diplomystus dentatus,Eocene, Wyoming, USA

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Rep2les

hDps://www.pasLme.org/2013/06/episode-3-field-guide-whats-a-repPle/

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https://www.pasttime.org/2013/06/episode-3-field-guide-whats-a-reptile/

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Ichthyosaurs

Ichthyosaur skull found by Joseph Anning, 1811 (Wikimedia Commons)

What did ichthyosaurs eat?

Marine (?diapsid) reptiles

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Dinosaurs (aren’t ex*nct!)

Wikimedia Commons

Living theropod!

Albertosaurus

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Track Yorkshire’s dinosaurs!

February 18th / April 1st 2021www.hiddenhorizons.co.uk

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Future fossil classes

December 2020Trilobites: An Introduction:https://hiddenhorizons.co.uk/collections/online-events/products/trilobites-an-introduction-online-course-december-2020

Jan-Feb 2021Yorkshire Coast Fossils:https://hiddenhorizons.co.uk/collections/online-events/products/yorkshire-coast-fossils-with-dr-liam-herringshaw-online-course

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http://www.fossilhub.org/https://hiddenhorizons.co.uk/collections/online-events/products/trilobites-an-introduction-online-course-december-2020https://hiddenhorizons.co.uk/collections/online-events/products/yorkshire-coast-fossils-with-dr-liam-herringshaw-online-course

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Useful fossil resources

The Palaeontological Association (UK-based): https://www.palass.org/Paleontological Society (US-based): https://www.paleosoc.org/

Natural History Museum: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/fossils.htmlNHM Fossil Explorer app: https://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/fossil-explorer-app.html

Palaeontology Online: https://www.palaeontologyonline.com/Palaeocast podcasts: https://www.palaeocast.com/

Yorkshire Fossil Festival, Scarborough, September 11th-12th 2021!

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https://www.palass.org/https://www.paleosoc.org/https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/fossils.htmlhttps://www.nhm.ac.uk/take-part/identify-nature/fossil-explorer-app.htmlhttps://www.palaeontologyonline.com/https://www.palaeocast.com/