NEOVENATOR
Possibly the UK's biggest killer dinosaur. It once roamed the areas of Southern England around 120 million years ago, preying on the herds of Iguanodon and also, I would imagine, the numerous long necked sauropods that were around at this time. 
 







EDIACARAN FOSSILSReplica Charnia 
 




 

 
 


 
 






Information






ORIGIN:

Charnia Masoni:Charnia
was a frond like lifeform from the Ediacaran period (635 to 541
million years ago). The genus Charnia was named after the first
fossil of it's kind being found in Charnwood Forest, Leicestershire,
UK in the late 1950's. The significance of this specimen was that it
was the first recorded fossil recognised within Pre Cambrian rocks.
Initially thought to be a photosynthetic plant, this as later
rejected as it lived in deeper waters, outside the reach of sunlight.
Their classification is still a matter of debate having been classed
as a type of algae, sea pen (type of soft coral) and now believed to
have come from a now extinct form of life. A very interesting fossil
type showing fractal growth.
Scientific
classification:






Kingdom:


Animalia




Phylum:


Petalonamae




Family:


Charniidae




Genus:


Charnia
Ford,
1958




Species:


C. masoni










SIZE:

REPLICA : The delicate structure to this ancient fossil can be seen here. The length of the specimen (inclusive of the rock matrix) is aprox 21 cm x 11 cm. 


DETAIL:
This example
shows one of the holdfast structures, which were disc shaped, and
represented the anchor point the stem like body had with the sandy
sea floor. 
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