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Tag: Quaternary

Tropisternus sp. (specimen 04)

Water scavenger beetle (Tropisternus sp.) from the Pleistocene epoch

Animalia, Arthropoda, beetles, California, Cenozoic, Coleoptera, Dicondylia, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Fossils, Hexapoda, Hydrophilidae, Hydrophilinae, Hydrophilini, Hydrophiloidea, Insecta, insects, McKittrick Tar Pits, Neoptera, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Polyphaga, Pterygota, Quaternary, Rancho La Brea Formation, tar pits, Tropisternus, Tropisternus sp, USA

Trichoptera sp. (specimen 03)

Caddisfly (Trichoptera sp.) in amber from the Quaternary period

amber, Amphiesmenoptera, Animalia, Arthropoda, caddisfly, Cenozoic, Dicondylia, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Europe, Fossils, Hexapoda, Insecta, insects, Neoptera, Panorpida, Phanerozoic, Poland, Pterygota, Quaternary, Trichoptera, Trichoptera sp, Unknown Formation

Culicidae sp. (specimen 01)

Mosquito (Culicidae sp.) in amber from the Quaternary period

Africa, amber, Animalia, Antliophora, Arthropoda, Cenozoic, Culicidae, Culicidae sp, Culicoidea, Culicomorpha, Dicondylia, Diptera, Endopterygota, Eukarya, Hexapoda, Insecta, insects, Madagascar, mosquito, Nematocera, Neoptera, Panorpida, Phanerozoic, Pterygota, Quaternary, Unknown Formation

Atractosteus spatula (specimens 07-11)

Alligator gar scales (A. spatula) from the Pleistocene epoch

A spatula, Actinopterygii, alligator gar, Animalia, Atractosteus, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, fish, Florida, Fossils, Lepisosteidae, Lepisosteiformes, Neopterygii, North America, Osteichthyes, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, ray finned fish, scales, scutes and armour, Unknown Formation, USA

Actinopterygii sp. (specimen 01-03)

Unidentified ray-finned fish vertebrae (Actinopterygii sp.) from the Quaternary period

Actinopterygii, Actinopterygii sp, Animalia, Cenozoic, Chordata, Eukarya, fish, Fossils, North America, Osteichthyes, Phanerozoic, Quaternary, ray finned fish, south carolina, Unknown Formation, USA, vertebrae

Myliobatoidei sp. (specimen 94)

Stingray tail barb (Myliobatoidei sp.) from the present day

Animal Remains, Animalia, Batoidea, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Holocene, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatoidei, Myliobatoidei sp., Not Fossils, Phanerozoic, Quaternary, skates and rays, spurs and claws, stingray, Unknown Location

Galeocerdo cuvier (specimen 78)

Tiger shark tooth (G. cuvier) from the Quaternary period

Animalia, Carcharhinidae, Carcharhiniformes, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, G cuvier, Galeocerdo, North America, Phanerozoic, Quaternary, Selachimorpha, sharks, south carolina, teeth, tiger shark, Unknown Formation, USA

Myliobatiformes sp. (specimen 77)

Ray dental plate (Myliobatiformes sp.) from the Pleistocene epoch

Animalia, Batoidea, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, Myliobatiformes, Myliobatiformes sp, North America, Phanerozoic, Pleistocene, Quaternary, skates and rays, south carolina, teeth, Unknown Formation, USA

Carcharodon carcharias (specimen 03)

Great white shark teeth (C. carcharias) from the Quaternary period

Animalia, C carcharias, Carcharodon, Cenozoic, Chondrichthyes, Chordata, Elasmobranchii, Eukarya, Fossils, great white shark, Lamnidae, Lamniformes, North America, Phanerozoic, Quaternary, Selachimorpha, sharks, south carolina, teeth, Unknown Formation, USA, white shark

Canis latrans (specimen 44)

Coyote claw (C. latrans) from the present day

Amniota, Animal Remains, Animalia, C latrans, Canidae, Caniformia, Canis, Carnivora, Cenozoic, Chordata, coyote, Eukarya, Holocene, Mammalia, North America, Not Fossils, Phanerozoic, Quaternary, spurs and claws, Synapsida (non-mammalian), Tetrapoda, USA

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