Our prehistoric plaques provide a detailed view of ancient life preserved in stone. These 1:1 scale relief casts capture the intricate anatomical outlines and osteological impressions of famous fossils like the archaeopteryx and ichthyosaur. This selection supports paleontology study by providing a clear view of skeletal articulation and bone structure. Every item originates from ethically sourced originals found in renowned fossil beds.
These prehistoric plaques replica specimens serve as excellent tools for zoological research into transitional species and early marine reptiles. This format allows for easy mounting in a university setting or for use in comparative anatomy lectures. Each cast is durable enough for frequent examination and professional museum-quality displays. Scientific details remain distinct to ensure accuracy for researchers. These detailed reliefs provide a unique way to explore the history of life on earth through rare original slabs.
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Acadoparadoxides Trilobite Replica
$151.00Most redlichiids are rather flat (or have low dorso-ventral convexity) and their exoskeleton typically has an oval outline. Each back edge of the headshield (or cephalon) very often carries a…
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Acrocanthosaurus Skull Plaque
$14.00The skull of Acrocanthosaurus or Acracanthus was long, low and narrow. The weight-reducing opening in front of the eye socket was quite large, more than a quarter of the length…
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Aerosaurus Therapsida Skeleton Plaque Replica
$399.00Aerosaurus Therapsida has been recognized as a basal member of the Synapsida, a clade that ultimately produced mammals. Relative to the skull, the body was much larger and the ribs…
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Allodesmus Kelloggi Skeleton Panel
$1,950.00Allodesmus is an extinct genus of pinniped from the middle to late Miocene of California and Japan that belongs to the extinct pinniped family Desmatophocidae.
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Anomodontia Skeleton Plaque
$654.00Though the mouth was full of sharp and proportionately large teeth,†‬wear patterns upon the teeth themselves indicate that they were being repeatedly used to process plant material,†‬meaning that…
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Anomodontian Full Skeleton Plaque
$196.00Though the mouth was full of sharp and proportionately large teeth,†‬wear patterns upon the teeth themselves indicate that they were being repeatedly used to process plant material,†‬meaning that…
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Anomodontian Partial Skeleton Plaque
$186.00Though the mouth was full of sharp and proportionately large teeth,†‬wear patterns upon the teeth themselves indicate that they were being repeatedly used to process plant material,†‬meaning that…
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Anurognathus Doderlein Skull Plaque Replica
$11.00Anurognathus ammoni had a short head with pin-like teeth for catching insects and although it traditionally is ascribed to the long-tailed pterosaur group “Rhamphorhynchoidea”, its tail was comparatively short, allowing…
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Archaeopteryx Skull Plaque Replica
$10.00Archaeopteryx lived in the late Jurassic Period around 150 – 145 million years ago. Despite its small size, broad wings, and inferred ability to fly or glide, Archaeopteryx has more…
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Bat Skeleton Plaque Cast Replica
$14.00Icaronycteris is an extinct genus of microchiropteran bat that lived in the early Eocene, approximately 52.2 million years ago.
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California Dinosaur Footprint Plaque Replica
$15.00The Coelurosaurs tracks are estimated to be 170 million years old. They were found in 1950 in the eastern Mojave by James Evans. He identified some of the impressions in…
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Compsoganthus Skull Plaque
$12.00Compsognathus longipes lower jaw was slender and had no mandibular fenestra, a hole in the side of the lower jawbone commonly seen in archosaurs. The teeth were small but sharp,…
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Confuciusornis Skeleton Panel Replica
$79.00Confuciusornis tomial crest of the upper jaw was straight for its entire length. The front bones of the upper jaw were fused together.
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Crinoid Parisangulocrinus Replica
$25.00The calyx is truncated cone-shaped as in Rhadinocrinus. However, the arms are dichotomously forked up to four times. The anal sac is long, slender, and cob-like.
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Crinoid Saccocoma petinata Panel
$16.00Originating in the 150 million year old Jurassic Solnhofen Lithographic Limestone deposits near Bavaria, Germany, these pelagic (free-floating) comatulid crinoids are known as Saccocoma pectinata.
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Crinoid Sea Floor Replica
$50.00Those crinoids which, in their adult form, are attached to the sea bottom by a stalk are commonly called sea lilies, while the unstalked forms are called feather stars or…
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Dapedium Punctatus Fossil Replica
$76.00The various species of Dapedium ranged from 9 to 40 centimetres (3.5 to 15.7 in) long, and all had an oval to near-circular body. The skin was covered with thick,…
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Edmontosaurus annectens Skull Plaque
$1,839.00The skull of Edmontosaurus annectens or Hadrosaurid duckbill is known for its long, wide muzzle. The skull was longer and lower proportionally than in any other known hadrosaurid. The toothless…
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Eudimorphodon Skull Plaque Replica
$19.00It had a wingspan of about 3.3 ft. and at the end of its long bony tail may have been a diamond-shaped flap like in the later Rhamphorhynchus. They are…
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Gasparinisaurus Skull Plaque Replica
$40.00Gasparinisaura Cincosalternis had a rounded head that was moderately elongated. The eye sockets were very large and placed in a high position. The rather long back of the head was…
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Giganotosaurus Skull Profile Plaque
$23.00Length estimates for the Giganotosaurus carolinii have varied between 39 and 43 ft., with a skull between 5.0 and 5.9 ft. long, a femur (thigh bone) between 4.48 and 4.69…
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Gorgonopsial Skull Plaque Replica
$120.00Gorgonopsia is an extinct clade of sabre-toothed therapsids from the Middle to Upper Permian roughly 265 to 252 million years ago. They are characterised by a long and narrow skull.
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Ichthyosaur Skeleton Panel Replica
$1,740.00The demand by collectors led to more intense commercial digging activities. In the early nineteenth century, this resulted in the discovery of more complete skeletons. In 1804, Edward Donovan at…
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Ichthyosaur Skeleton Plaque Replica
$50.00Ichthyosauria (Ancient Greek for fish lizard) is an order of large extinct marine reptiles sometimes referred to as “ichthyosaurs,” although the term is also used for wider clades that the…
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Mesosaur Skeleton Plaque
$65.00A characteristic of Mesosaur was the length of the tail and the amount of caudal vertebrae. There were about 60-64 caudal vertebrae, which is very predictable for an aquatic predator…
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Nanosaurus Rex Skull Profile
$20.00Nanosaurus or Nanosaurus agilis is known from material from all parts of the body, including two good skeletons, although the skull is still poorly known. It was a small animal,…
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Nanosaurus Skeleton in Situ
$328.00Like several other neornithischian dinosaurs, such as Hypsilophodon, Thescelosaurus, and Talenkauen, Nanosaurus or Nanosaurus agilis had thin plates lying along the ribs. Called intercostal plates, these structures were cartilaginous in…
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Nyctosaurus Skeleton Panel Replica
$524.00The jaws of Nyctosaurus or Nyctosaurus gracilis were long and extremely pointed. The jaw tips were thin and needle sharp, and are often broken off in fossil specimens, giving the…
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Oreodont Skeleton Situ Plaque Replica
$449.00The Oreodont or Merycoidodon culbertsoni was a diverse group of stocky prehistoric mammals that grazed amid the grasslands, prairies, or savannas of North and Central America throughout much of the…
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Parasaurolophus Dinosaur Skull Plaque
$1,500.00Parasaurolophus was a long-crested, duck-billed dinosaur. Parasaurolophus grew to be about 40 feet (12 m) long and 8 feet (2.8 m) tall at the hips. It weighed about 2 tons….
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Psittacosaurus Dinosaur Skeleton
$365.00The bony core of the Hongshanosaurus beak may have been sheathed in keratin to provide a sharp cutting surface for cropping plant material. As the generic name suggests, the short…
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Pterodactylus Kochi Skeleton Plaque Replica
$30.00Fossil remains of Pterodactylus or Ornithocephalus antiquus have primarily been found in the Solnhofen limestone of Bavaria, Germany, which dates back to the Late Jurassic period (early Tithonian stage), about…
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Rhamphorhynchus Skull Plaque Replica
$20.00Adult Rhamphorhynchus also developed a strong upward “hook” at the end of the lower jaw. The number of teeth remained constant from juvenile to adult, though the teeth became relatively…
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Ripeosaurian Complete Skeleton Plaque
$197.00Emeroleter levis was a small, carnivorous, and at times insectivorous parareptilian (early extinct reptile) dating from the Middle to Late Permian period.
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Sabertooth Cat Skull Plaque Replica
$36.00Sabertooth Cat or Smilodon fatalis died out at the same time that most North and South American megafauna disappeared, about 10,000 years ago. Its reliance on large animals has been…
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Tropenognathus Pterosaurs Skull Plaque Replica
$150.00The skull of Tropeognathus pterosaur bore distinctive convex “keeled” crests on its snout and underside of the lower jaws, and this was prominent, well-developed, and relatively large in Tropeognathus, specially…
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Tyrannosaurus rex Skull Plaque
$28.00The largest known Tyrannosaurus rex skull is 5 ft. in length. Large openings in the skull reduced weight. Tyrannosaurus’s skull was significantly different from those of large non-tyrannosaurid theropods. It…
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Velociraptor osmolskae Skeleton Plaque Replica
$1,750.00Velociraptor mongoliensis, like other dromaeosaurids, had a large manus (‘hand’) with three strongly curved claws, which were similar in construction and flexibility to the wing bones of modern birds. The…