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Blue wildebeest or common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) skeleton. Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA).
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
© Roger de La Harpe / Biosphoto
Blue wildebeest or common wildebeest, white-bearded wildebeest or brindled gnu (Connochaetes taurinus) skeleton. Ngorongoro Conservation Area (NCA). Tanzania
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Striated caracara playing with a gentoo penguin squeleton ; Striated caracara playing on a beach with a gentoo penguin skeleton, doing small flights.
© Alain Mafart-Renodier / Biosphoto
© Alain Mafart-Renodier / Biosphoto
Striated caracara playing with a gentoo penguin squeleton ; Striated caracara playing on a beach with a gentoo penguin skeleton, doing small flights.
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Transversal cut of a spine of sea urchin ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 40. Colors by computer processing.
© Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
© Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
Transversal cut of a spine of sea urchin ; Lighting in bright background, magnification x 40. Colors by computer processing.
© Didier Brandelet / Biosphoto
Polyps and skeleton of a Soft Coral in the Red Sea Egypt
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Spicules of sea cuncumber under microscope ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory gypsum, magnified x 100.
© Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
© Christian Gautier / Biosphoto
Spicules of sea cuncumber under microscope ; Lighting in polarized light with blade compensatory gypsum, magnified x 100.
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Male Gilded jackal showing the hooks close to bone Sahara
© Alain Dragesco-Joffé / Biosphoto
© Alain Dragesco-Joffé / Biosphoto
Male Gilded jackal showing the hooks close to bone Sahara
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Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae). Luc Ebbo and his large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae). Luc Ebbo and his large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered during the Cretaceous. 5m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Tortoise (Glarichelys sp) from the Alpine Oligocene. 25cm. Luc Ebbo collection.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Tortoise (Glarichelys sp) from the Alpine Oligocene. 25cm. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Specimen of crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family from the Valanginian of Provence 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Specimen of crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family from the Valanginian of Provence 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Skull of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Skull of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Dentition of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie,
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Dentition of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Skull of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Skull of the largest Cretaceous ichthyosaur specimen discovered to date. Aptian. Provence, France. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered during the
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered during the Cretaceous. 5m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered during the Cretaceous. 5m. Luc Ebbo collection.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Large specimen of an Ichthyosaur (Platypteryginae) from the Albian of Provence, certainly one of the most complete ever discovered during the Cretaceous. 5m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac.Ebbo collection
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Specimen of crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family from the Valanginian of Provence 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Specimen of crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family from the Valanginian of Provence 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Skull and mandible of Icthyosaur (sveltonectes sp) from the Aptian of Provence 70 cm. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Skull and mandible of Icthyosaur (sveltonectes sp) from the Aptian of Provence 70 cm. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Kimeridgian flying reptile Rhamphorhynchus muensteri from the solnhofen litographic limestone quarries in Bavaria. 45cm. Luc Ebbo collection.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Kimeridgian flying reptile Rhamphorhynchus muensteri from the solnhofen litographic limestone quarries in Bavaria. 45cm. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Skull and mandible of a specimen of a crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family crossed by a calcite fault
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Skull and mandible of a specimen of a crocodilian from the Metriorhynchidae family crossed by a calcite fault which shifted and deformed certain parts including the teeth. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Reconstruction of the complete leg and pelvis of a specimen of Abelisauridae not yet described and discovered in marine sediments from the Albian of
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Reconstruction of the complete leg and pelvis of a specimen of Abelisauridae not yet described and discovered in marine sediments from the Albian of Provence (floated specimen). 1.20m. Luc Ebbo collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Ichthyosaur (Stenopterygius quadriscissus). Toarcian of the Gard. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Luc Ebbo Collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur (Stenopterygius quadriscissus). Toarcian of the Gard. 2m. Luc Ebbo collection. Luc Ebbo Collection. Paleogalerie, Salignac. Ebbo collection
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Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Fossilized shark vertebral column
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Fossilized shark vertebral column fragment, 4 vertebrae are visible in section. Ebbo collection
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Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Fossilized bone fragments showing the characteristic fibrous texture. Albian blue marls of Sisteron. Ebbo collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Luc Ebbo, paleontologist. Fossilized bone fragments showing the characteristic fibrous texture. Albian blue marls of Sisteron. Ebbo collection
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Current swordfish skull. 1m long. - Blouet brothers collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Current swordfish skull. 1m long. - Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Eurhinosaurus longirostris. Toarcian (180 million years). Lorraine. Skull originally crushed by sediment compaction and trapped in rock. To obtain this 3D
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Eurhinosaurus longirostris. Toarcian (180 million years). Lorraine. Skull originally crushed by sediment compaction and trapped in rock. To obtain this 3D hollowed-out skull, each bone is prepared one by one, then the skull is reassembled in 3D. This skull is the only specimen in the world of Eurhinosaurus present in 3D outside its rocky matrix. 1,2m long.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Detail inside the rib cage of an embryo. A sea urchin is visible
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Detail inside the rib cage of an embryo. A sea urchin is visible under the ribs.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years).
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Detail of a swimming paddle (fin). The arm bones evolved greatly to transform the leg of the terrestrial ancestor of the ichthyosaurs into a fin.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years).
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Rib cage of a female containing at least 4 embryos. Extremely rare discovery in England where only 5 skeletons with embryos are known out of thousands of remains discovered since the beginning of the 19th century. This specimen is by far the best preserved.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Rib cage of a female
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Rib cage of a female containing at least 4 embryos. Extremely rare discovery in England where only 5 skeletons with embryos are known out of thousands of remains discovered since the beginning of the 19th century. This specimen is by far the best preserved.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Rib cage of
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). Bristol Bay, UK. Rib cage of a female containing at least 4 embryos. Extremely rare discovery in England where only 5 skeletons with embryos are known out of thousands of remains discovered since the beginning of the 19th century. This specimen is by far the best preserved.- Blouet brothers collection
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Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs (literally Ôfish-reptileÕ in Greek). Plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs were discovered in the early 19th century in England. The dinosaurs being still unknown, these monsters fascinated the general public. - Blouet brothers collection
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Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs (literally Ôfish-reptileÕ in Greek). Plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs were
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs (literally Ôfish-reptileÕ in Greek). Plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs were discovered in the early 19th century in England. The dinosaurs being still unknown, these monsters fascinated the general public. - Blouet brothers collection
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Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs (literally Ôfish-reptileÕ in Greek). Plesiosaurs and
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Fight scene between a plesiosaur and two small ichthyosaurs (literally Ôfish-reptileÕ in Greek). Plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs were discovered in the early 19th century in England. The dinosaurs being still unknown, these monsters fascinated the general public. - Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Germany. Skull 40 cm long- Blouet brothers collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Germany. Skull 40 cm long- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Possibly Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Lorraine. Skull originally crushed by sediment compaction, and trapped in
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Possibly Stenopterygius sp. Toarcian (180 million years). Lorraine. Skull originally crushed by sediment compaction, and trapped in rock. To obtain this 3D hollowed-out skull, each bone is prepared one by one, then the skull is reassembled in 3D. 50 cm de long.- Blouet brothers collection
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Mastodonsaurus. Middle Triassic (Å330 million years). Germany. Giant amphibian up to 5 meters long. -
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Mastodonsaurus. Middle Triassic (Å330 million years). Germany. Giant amphibian up to 5 meters long. - Blouet brothers collection
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New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest ichthyosaur skeleton in the
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest ichthyosaur skeleton in the world reassembled in 3 dimensions. As their name suggests, from the Greek 'ichthyo': fish, and 'saurus': reptile, ichthyhyosaurs were marine reptiles, which dominated the seas at the time when their dinosaur cousins occupied the mainland. This skeleton was discovered in Cretaceous rocks in Provence. - Blouet brothers collection
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New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest ichthyosaur
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest ichthyosaur skeleton in the world reassembled in 3 dimensions. As their name suggests, from the Greek 'ichthyo': fish, and 'saurus': reptile, ichthyhyosaurs were marine reptiles, which dominated the seas at the time when their dinosaur cousins occupied the mainland. This skeleton was discovered in Cretaceous rocks in Provence.- Blouet brothers collection
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New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
New yet undescribed giant ichthyosaur species from the Lower Cretaceous, Aptian (113-125 million years ago). The largest ichthyosaur skeleton in the world reassembled in 3 dimensions. As their name suggests, from the Greek 'ichthyo': fish, and 'saurus': reptile, ichthyhyosaurs were marine reptiles, which dominated the seas at the time when their dinosaur cousins occupied the mainland. This skeleton was discovered in Cretaceous rocks in Provence. - Blouet brothers collection
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Porous texture typical of a bone. Fossilization, that is to say the more or less advanced mineralogical transformation of tissues of organic origin,
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Porous texture typical of a bone. Fossilization, that is to say the more or less advanced mineralogical transformation of tissues of organic origin, generally preserves very well the biological microstructures. - Blouet brothers collection
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Hole surrounded by a bony overgrowth whose dimensions correspond
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Hole surrounded by a bony overgrowth whose dimensions correspond to that of a pliosaur tooth. It could be the scar of a bite by a congener. - Blouet brothers collection
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Encrustation of serpules on the surface of the bone. Serpules are
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Encrustation of serpules on the surface of the bone. Serpules are polychaete underwater worms that build a protective sheath of limestone on hard substrates, such as rocks. Serpules are also commonly found on the shells of mussels. The presence of serpules on this bone proves that it remained on the seabed for some time before being covered with sediment. - Blouet brothers collection
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Swimming paddle of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million years). Dorset, UK. Pliosaurs, like plesiosaurs, had 4 limbs of equal power which they used in the manner of 'underwater flight' unique in the animal kingdom. Since all 4 limbs have similar sizes and characteristics, it is unclear whether this paddle is a forelimb or a hindlimb.Total lenght 2,5 m- Blouet brothers collection
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Stylopod of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million years).
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Stylopod of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million years). Dorset, UK. - Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). UK,
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). UK, Bristol bay. Plate about 40 cm long. Left fore fin of an ichthyosaur resting on an ammonite. We see see a plesiosaur tooth stuck in a fin bone.- Blouet brothers collection
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Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). UK, Bristol bay. Detail of a plesiosaur tooth embedded in an ichthyosaur fin bone.
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Ichthyosaur. Ichthyosaurus sp. Hettangian (-200 million years). UK, Bristol bay. Detail of a plesiosaur tooth embedded in an ichthyosaur fin bone. The ball of bone overgrowth around the tooth shows that the wound has healed. The groove on the surface of the bone is a scar left by a tooth that has slipped on the bone. - Blouet brothers collection
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Swimming paddle of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Swimming paddle of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million years). Dorset, UK. Pliosaurs, like plesiosaurs, had 4 limbs of equal power which they used in the manner of 'underwater flight' unique in the animal kingdom. Since all 4 limbs have similar sizes and characteristics, it is unclear whether this paddle is a forelimb or a hindlimb. With Jean-Philippe Blouet, paleontologist.Total lenght 2,5 m. - Blouet brothers collection
© Pascal Goetgheluck / Biosphoto
Swimming paddle of Pliosaurus sp. Kimmeridgian (155 million years). Dorset, UK. Pliosaurs, like plesiosaurs, had 4 limbs of equal power which they used in the manner of 'underwater flight' unique in the animal kingdom. Since all 4 limbs have similar sizes and characteristics, it is unclear whether this paddle is a forelimb or a hindlimb.Total lenght 2,5 m- Blouet brothers collection
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Lion (Panthera leo), female with a bone in mouth, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
© Pierre Vernay / Biosphoto
Lion (Panthera leo), female with a bone in mouth, Hwange, NP, Zimbabwe
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Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult, in the savanna, fight for bones, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult, in the savanna, fight for bones, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
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Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult, in the savanna, fight for bones, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
© Sylvain Cordier / Biosphoto
Spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta), adult, in the savanna, fight for bones, Masai Mara National Reserve, National Park, Kenya