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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
h"ps://hiddenhorizons.co.uk/collec3ons/expert-geology-walks/products/tracking-yorkshires-dinosaurs-with-dr-liam-herringshaw-16-february-2021
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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/