In this package is a collection of fossils to be used for decorations in your mods. Each is made from an image of a real fossil some of which you may well be very familiar with.
For some reason they turned out a little small but you can easily resize them in the creation kit with ease. Each fossils image fits on its corrisponding slab so don't try to fit them on each others
slabs because the image would then end up being stretched or squished so it would look a little weird. I will provide a quick description of what each of the fossils are and where and when they
came from just so you know what exactly your looking at. If you want to know more about them then you can easily look them up on the internet.
This was the first mod I made and I was still new to working with meshes and the models were not the cleanest. I have learned more about working meshes since then and in my update I
have cleaned up my meshes, resized them to accurate or close to accurate size and given them some collision.I have also added some more fossils and some other interesting artifacts of Geology.
Archeopteryx:
Do I really need to tell you what this was? This one is the infamous Berlin specimen.

Bipaosaurus:
Early Cretacous of Lioning Province China this is a very early member of a group of dinosaurs known as sloth lizards due to the similarities between them and the ground sloths of the pleistocene. They were
herbivore to omnivore animals with long necks, small heads, pot bellys, short sturdy legs, and massive scythe like hand claws.

Compsignathus:
Again this dinosaur is very famous and shouldn't need an introduction thanks to the Jurassic Park franchise. The one used is the famous but smaller german specimen.

Confusciornis:
Also from the early cretacous of Lioning province this is an early bird with three clawed digits on its wings. Over 500 specimens have been discovered in the last 15 years.

Dark Wing:
This is actually the specimens name not the name of the species. Dark Wing is a ramphorhyncus specimen with such amazing preservation that the delicate wing membranes are exquisitly
preserved.

Darwinopterous:
This is an early pterosaur from the late Jurassic found in an area near Lioning province who shows a mixture of features with the early long tailed pterosaurs and the later short
tailed pterosaurs. It had a very large head for its body size and shows clear sexual dimorphism between males and females. Males had crests the females didn't, this fossil is a male since it poseses
a crest.

Diictodon:
This is a type of reptile known as Dyapsids who were close relatives to the ancestors of mammals which are known as synapsid reptiles. They possesed two short tusks and toothless beaks.
They are found all accross the world in late Permian diposits. They are often found in meter long spiralling burrows with two individuals beleived to be mated pairs nuzzled together.

Leptomeryx:
this is an early member of the deer familly from the eocene of america.

The fighting Dinosaurs:
This is the infamous fossil of a Velociraptor locked in combat with its Protoceratops prey.

Mioplosus (the fish eating a fish):
This is a very common fish species from the eocene green river formation of the USA.

Xiphactinus (fish in a fish):
known as the devils fish this nasty creature could reach over seven feet in length and swam in the North American interior seaway during the late Cretacous.

Geosaurus:
A marine crocodilian from the late Jurassic of Europe. They were not part of the modern true crocodile groups but were still part of the crocodile familly. It was highly adapted for life
in the oceans with limbs turned into paddles and a powerful finned tail.

Glossopteris:
Fossil leaf imprints of this anceint tree come from the permian period of the southern hemisphere, even in Antartica. Like many modern trees it lost its leaves during part of the year, which is why so
many leaf imprints from forest floors have been found, but it is not closely related to any modern plant groups.

Green River Crocodile:
This is the well documented Borealosuchus from the eocene of North America. It could be found as far north as the Yukon in Canada indicating their was a much hotter climate during the eocene
than today. It is part of the modern crocodilian linage.

Heterodontosaurus:
A small bipedal dinosaur from the early jurassic of South Africa. It was part of the group that produced the famous duckbilled dinosaurs. Its most notable feature are a set of
fang like teeth in the front of the snout which the purpose of these is not known.

Kopidodon:
From the Messel Oil Shales of the Eocene of Germany is part of an extinct group of mammals who resembled squirrels.

Meganura:
This is a giant Dragonfly from the coal swamps of the Carboniferous of Scotland. They had the wing span of a bald eagle and lived in a world where other giant insects such as a human head
sized spider and two meter long millipedes roamed.

Microraptor:
Another fossil from the Lioning Province this is the famous four winged raptor dinosaur. Feathery wings and a downy body covering have been clearly found on the many fossils of this
cat sized raptor.

Paroodectes:
This animal is also from the messel oil shales. It was part of agroup of animals who later gave rise to the modern carnivore famillies. It was very cat like in appearance, build and
lifestyle and may be ancestral to the cat family and its relatives.

Protorohippus:
An early horse from the green river formation of the US. Like all early horses it poseses four toes on its feet insted of one.

Psittacosaurus:
An early member of the horned dinosaur group this dinosaur, aptly named the parrot beaked lizard, was found with quill like structures on its tail.

Ramphorhyncus:
The most commonly found pterosaur of the late Jurassic of Europe. It had sharp pionted teeth, a long tail with a skin made diamond on the end and large wings.

Scipionyx:
A small dinosaur related to compsignathus, this fossil preserves quite a few of the dinosaurs internat organs in good detail.

Seymouria:
A type of animal known as a Protoreptile Seymouria is from the early Permian period of Europe and North America.Protoreptiles were animals with a mixture of features of both reptiles and amphibians
and are a transitional group between the two.

Shrimp:
Shrimp have been around for a long time. This one is from the late Jurassic of germany. I don't know what species it is.

Sinisouropteryx:
Another famous fossil from Lioning, this is a relative of Compsignathus which preserves a coat of downy fibers on its body. The colours of these fibres have been found to be reddish with white
banding on the tail.

Sinornithosaurus:
Also from Lioning this is also a raptor but is slightly larger than Microraptor. Despite many depictions it has never actually been found with feathery wings even though a downy pelt is preserved.
It most likely did not poses wings but some evidence does suggest that it may have been venomous.

Sordes:
Also known as hairy devil this pterosaur is a forest dwelling cousin to Ramphorhynchus which preserves a similar downy coat to that seen on their dinosaur cousins. It is from the late Jurassic
of Kazakhstan.

Struthiomimmus:
One of the well known ostrich mimic dinosaurs it is from the late Cretacous of Alberta Canada.

T Rex Skull:
Nothing needs to be said.

Tainyulong:
From the Lioning province this is a dinosaur part of the group of small beaked dinosaurs and the Duckbilled ones. It preserves a downy coat and quill like structures on its body.

Two Headed:
This is an amazing fossil of a type of aquatic reptile known as Hyphalosaurus which preserves a young individual that poseses two heads. Such a thing is occaisionally reported today with two headed
cows, snakes and cats but it is amazing to find it in the fossil record.

Yi Qi:
Not only does this little tree dwelling dinosaur posses a downy coat it had special skin membrane wings streched onto its elongated fingers making it look like a real dragon.

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Coelophysis:
Early theropod from the South western US however dueto the continents being joined in a single continent at the time it likely ranged all over the globe. This species is most notable for the most
specimens of any dinosaur genera known.

Gar:
Gar are a group of fish originating in the late Cretacous. They are generally large fish with the modern Alligator Gar reaching around 2 m (6.6 ft) however they have been reported at over
3 m (9.8 ft). Gar posses tough heavy armoured scales, long snouts, a long body and an interesting swim bladder that they can use as lungs to gulp in air to breathe allowing them to live
in water with low oxygen. This specimen is from the Green River Formation.

Green River Crocodile with Fish:
Another specimen of the Green River Borealosuchus species, this one has a few fish hanging around it.

Ichthyosaur 1&2:
Two specimens of an Icthyosaur. Though they might look like fish they are true reptiles who developed their fish like design as an adaptation to become a highly successful aquatic hunter.They
were the most commen aquatic reptile during the Triassic and Jurassic however by the mid Cretacous the group were extinct. Why such a successful group suddenly died out all of a sudden out
side a mass extinction event is currently not known.

Leptictidium:
A small primitive mammal from the late Eocene of Germany they were highly specialized insect eaters. While their hind legs resemble those of a kangaroo there is some debate on wether it hoped around or
ran on two legs, this is since the structure of their legs does not seem capable of allowing a hopping gate. These animals were featured in the first episode of the BBC's 2001 Walking with
Beasts series.

Maiasaura:
Famous as the good mother lizard this duckbilled Dinosaur was the first to prove that dinosaurs took care of their young with eggs and babys found in large nesting colonies.

olive the Protorohippus:
A specimen of Protorohippus that was given a name. A little fish is also nestled by it's foot.

Pholidocercus:
An early relative of the hedgehog from the Messel Oil Shales of Germany. It to had the spines of the modern hedgehog howerver it also possesed helmet like scales on its head and a long
scaly tail.

Propalaeotherium:
Another early horse these however lived in Europe and Asia during the Eocene unlike Protorohippus which lived in North America.Propalaeotherium also had shorter stockier legs than Protorohippus
but despite this both were forest dwelling browsers. This specimen is confirmed to be a female due to a little something special preserved with her, I'll let you figure out what that is, hint
look at the dark spot by her ribs.

Temnospondyl:
Temnospondyls were some of the first true land animals and amphibians. Their relationship to modern amphibians is unclear however they were highly successful lasting over 200 million years
and adapting to a variety of environments, even rather arid areas. Many were quite large animals often with a resembalance to modern crocodiles. This species is known as Sclerocephalus Haeuseri
from the Permian of Germany.

Small Fossils:
These are bunch of various little fossils including birds, fish, insects and plant material from various time periods.

Ammonite:
A 3D Ammonite these coil shelled relatives of the squid were common and very abundant from the Devonion period to the end of the Cretacous when they finally went extinct having exsisted for over
300 million years. They ranged for specimens a few centimeters wide to giants over a meter in diamater. They have had a long history among mans cultures often being beleived by anceint and
medeival cultures as coiled petrified snakes or evidence of madusa. Traders often carved the heads of snakes onto the ends of these shells to further back up these beleifs. Their closest
living relatives are the Nautalids of today.

Trilobite:
These early invertabrates may resemble a modern wood louse but are in no way related to them. Exsisting from the Cambrian period 521 million years ago to the end permians mass die off 250
million years ago they were one of the earliest most successful group of animals on earth lasting for around 271 million years. They are incredibly abundant and common found all over the world
sometimes even curled up in their defensive balls. The design of this one is based off of a trilobite fossil I own.

Shark tooth:
Another common find throughout the fossil record are sharks teeth. Origionating 420 million years ago they are one of the most successful groups to have ever lived.

Petrified Wood:
Petrified wood can either be from branches or trunks however trunks are more common due to their more massive size. Comming from either trees or tree like plants they are found around the
world sometimes even preserving while forests such as the Carboniferous forests of Glasgow England, the aptly named Petrified Forest National Park in Nevada and the Chemnitz petrified forest
in Chemnitz Germany. The oldest fossils of wood date back to the Devonian about 380 million years old and can be found in New york State. These fossils are found all over the world even in
the arctic and antarctic circles often lying down as fallen logs however they can be found as stumps still standing as they did in life.

Non-Fossils: The following are not fossils but rocks and minerals.

Geode:
Geodes are hollow sedimentary or volcanic rocks that posses various crystalised minerals within this hollow.

Agate:
Agates are volcanic in origion and come in a large varieties of colors.

Special Rock:
Just some cool colored and funky designed rocks that I thought would look good as decorations.