This is the first such attempt to discuss fossils of West Virginia and to encompass both plant fossils as well as other important invertebrate and vertebrate fossils
A notable Pennsylvanian locality is known as Linton
the most famous of which are the handful of specimens of the ancient bird Archaeopteryx
this herbivorous dinosaur is a classic favorite
which it would have crushed with its tooth plates
Darwinius masillae, Ida the missing link sculpture T-Rex This is the first suchThis specimen is a sculpture based on the original specimen of Darwinius masillae. The only known specimen of Darwinius masillae, dubbed Ida, was discovered in 1983 at the Messel pit, a disused shale quarry noted for its astonishing fossil preservation, near the village of Messel, about 35 km (22 mi) southeast of Frankfurt am Main in Germany. The fossil, divided into a slab and partial counterslab after the amateur excavation and sold separately, was