Famous Fossil Specimens
A curated directory of the world's most celebrated fossil specimens — from Sue to the Berlin Archaeopteryx.
AMNH 5027
Tyrannosaurus rex
American Museum of Natural History, United States
Discovered 1908
Berlin Archaeopteryx
Archaeopteryx lithographica
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
Discovered 1874
The Fighting Dinosaurs
Velociraptor mongoliensis & Protoceratops andrewsi
Central Museum of Mongolian Dinosaurs, Mongolia
Discovered 1971
Borealopelta markmitchelli
Borealopelta markmitchelli
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Canada
Discovered 2011
Sophie the Stegosaurus
Stegosaurus stenops
Natural History Museum London, United Kingdom
Discovered 2003
Leonardo
Brachylophosaurus
Children's Museum of Indianapolis, United States
Discovered 2000
Giganotosaurus
Giganotosaurus
Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Argentina
Discovered 1993
Dueling Dinosaurs
Tyrannosaurus rex & Triceratops
North Carolina Museum of Natural Sciences, United States
Discovered 2006
Sue
Tyrannosaurus rex
Field Museum of Natural History, United States
Discovered 1990
Scotty
Tyrannosaurus rex
Royal Saskatchewan Museum, Canada
Discovered 1991
Dippy
Diplodocus
Carnegie Museum of Natural History, United States
Discovered 1899
Stan
Tyrannosaurus rex
Black Hills Institute of Geological Research, United States
Discovered 1992
Big Al
Allosaurus
Museum of the Rockies, United States
Discovered 1991
Wankel Rex
Tyrannosaurus rex
Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History, United States
Discovered 1988
Black Beauty
Tyrannosaurus rex
Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology, Canada
Discovered 1980
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Giraffatitan
Brachiosaurus brancai
Museum für Naturkunde Berlin, Germany
Discovered 1909