Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

*Wiwaxia* had a tiny body covered in overlapping defensive **sclerites**. The hidden, lower surface consisted of a muscular foot and mouthparts for scraping food, like algae, off the sea floor. Wiwixia would have crawled slowly over the sea floor in search of food, as many similar molluscs do today.

First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Wiwaxia papilio

Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

Vetulicola had a large **body** with triangular **pouches** on either side and a segmented **tail** for swimming. The pouches may be gill slits opening into an internal body chamber, as found in modern tunicates, such as sea squirts and salps. It is thought that Vetulicola fed by drawing water in through the wide frontal opening to internally filter microscopic food particles suspended in water, with waste water expelled through the side pouches.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Vetulicola cuneata

Namibia, Southwest Africa, ~543 million years old.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Namacalathus hermanastes

Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

*Cotyledion* lived on the sea floor, using **tentacles** to feed on particles suspended in the water. Some individuals have been found attached to small fragment of trilobites. The overall body shape, presence of tentacles surrounding the mouth and U-shaped gut, are characters that unite *Cotyledion* with entoprocts – a modern group of animals that measure less than a centimetre across.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Cotyledion tylodes

A genus of herbivorous dinosaurs of the subfamily ceratophoridae, found in the late Cretaceous late Maastrichtian strata of North America, about 68 million to 65 million years ago. Triceratops, one of the latest dinosaurs, are often regarded as the representative fossils of the late Cretaceous. At present, there are two effective species: Triceratops and Triceratops, but other genera have been named. Triceratops are also one of the most famous dinosaurs. They are also very popular in popular culture.

Triceratops

Unfinished concept sculpt for uknown specimen that fossils can be find deep under sea level in game Subnautica.

Theoretical correct leight and size. Leight took from multiply ingame ribs by x3 (wiki said we can see only 1/3 of oryginal size ). Size behind head fit to ribs size

https://www.artstation.com/jurandm

Fansculpt - Subnautica: Gargantuan Leviatan

Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

Onychodictyon has a cylindrical body covered in finger-like **papillae** and two rows of oval-shaped **sclerites**, with pairs of soft legs ending in claws. It shared these features with modern onychophorans (velvet worms) and tardigrades (water bears). Onychodictyon was probably a predator that crawled across the sea floor, using its sturdy curved grasping claws to capture prey and climb over objects. The sclerites on its back may have helped to defend against larger predators.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Onychodictyon ferox

Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

*Myllokunmingia* had a head with a pair of eyes and a nasal opening, up to six pairs of **gills** housed in pouches on the lower surface of the head, and a **dorsal fin** supported by stiff radial rods. It also had **Z-shaped blocks of muscle** and would have been able to swim freely through the water by moving its body side-to-side like a fish.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Myllokunmingia fengjiaoa

Yunnan Province, China, ~518 million years old.

One of the largest of the Chengjiang animals, *Amplectobelua* was a top predator that used wide **body flaps** to swim above the sea floor, helped by a stabilising **tail fan**, with large stalked eyes used to spot prey. It had two spiny **frontal appendages** for grasping and holding prey, with three pairs of shorter tooth-like appendages used to shred food as it was passed towards the mouth opening.

Created for the First Animals exhibition at Oxford University Museum of Natural History: www.oum.ox.ac.uk/firstanimals

Model by Mighty Fossils: www.mightyfossils.com

Amplectobelua symbrachiata

**Description:** This is a 3D laser surface scan of the nearly complete cranium of *Toxodon platensis*. The skull was purchased on 26 November 1833 by Darwin. It is between 126,000 and 11,700 years old. 

This has been scanned as part of the Museum’s Darwin Fossil Mammals digitisation project. Find out more at www.nhm.ac.uk/darwinsfossils.

**Comments:** This is the holotype specimen of *Toxodon platensis*. When a new species is proposed, a specimen is chosen to represent the species. This is called the type specimen or holotype. Types are important  and it is the responsibility of museums to care for these and make them available for study.

[What is *Toxodon*?
](http://ow.ly/4e4W30jkzw3)

**Specimen number:** NHMUK PV M 16560

Visit the dataset (https://doi.org/10.5519/0086786) and [specimen record](http://data.nhm.ac.uk/dataset/darwins-fossil-mammals/resource/dadf577f-fa52-4f48-8cdb-d11c98448009) on the Museum’s Data Portal for images and to request high resolution scan data.

Skull of Toxodon platensis

Species: *Miracinonyx trumani*

Pleistocene subfossil collected from a cave in the Grand Canyon during a 1936-1937 Civilian Conservation Corps expedition.

This fossil is in the collections at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Learn about paleontology in the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/index.htm

Learn more about Grand Canyon National Park’s Centennial: https://www.nps.gov/grca/getinvolved/centennial.htm

American Cheetah

Scientific name: Giraffa
Height: Northern giraffe: 4.6 – 6.1 m
Eats: Acacia
Mass: Northern giraffe: 550 – 1,200 kg
Daily sleep: 4.6 hours (In captivity)
Gestation period: Northern giraffe: 15 months

The giraffe is an African artiodactyl mammal, the tallest living terrestrial animal and the largest ruminant. It is traditionally considered to be one species, Giraffa camelopardalis, with nine subspecies. However, the existence of up to nine extant giraffe species has been described, based upon research into the mitochondrial and nuclear DNA, as well as morphological measurements of Giraffa. Seven other prehistoric species, known from fossils, are extinct.

The giraffe has intrigued various cultures, both ancient and modern, for its peculiar appearance, and has often been featured in paintings, books, and cartoons. It is classified by the International Union for Conservation of Nature as vulnerable to extinction, and has been extirpated from many parts of its former range.

Source : Wikipeidia

Thanks To Blender

Giraffe

Species: *Dolichometopus productus*

Collected from the Bright Angel Shale in Grand Canyon National Park: https://www.nps.gov/articles/trilobite.htm

This fossil is in the collections at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Learn about paleontology in the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/index.htm

Learn more about Grand Canyon National Park’s Centennial: https://www.nps.gov/grca/getinvolved/centennial.htm

Trilobite

Species: *Tainoceras schellbachi*

Collected from the Kaibab Limestone in Grand Canyon National Park. Holotype specimen.

This fossil is in the collections at Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona. Learn about paleontology in the National Park Service: https://www.nps.gov/subjects/fossils/index.htm

Learn more about Grand Canyon National Park’s Centennial: https://www.nps.gov/grca/getinvolved/centennial.htm

Nautiloid

Titanoboa is a genus of extinct giant boid snake that lived during the middle and late Paleocene epoch. Titanoboa was first discovered in the early 2000s by members of the Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, which–along with students from the University of Florida–recovered 186 fossils of Titanoboa from the Cerrejón coal mines in the La Guajira department of northeastern Colombia. It was named and described in 2009 as Titanoboa cerrejonensis, and lauded as the largest snake ever found at that time. The original type material consisted of thoracic vertebrae and ribs, but later expeditions collected parts of the skull and teeth.

Titanoboa Cerrejonensis

Using Advanced Photogrammetry and other cutting edge technologies I was able to generate a 1:1 Scale 3D Model of The Jebel Irhoud Skull(Cranium and Mandible) using reference video from this publication.

The first of our kind - scientists discover the oldest Homo sapiens fossils at Jebel Irhoud, Morocco
https://www.eva.mpg.de/press/news/2017/2017-06-07-the-first-of-our-kind/

Jebel Irhoud Skull Reconstruction

This rock sample hosts many fossil leaves preserved as impressions, mainly from a type of willow (*Salix grandifolia*). The rock itself consists of a porous, crystalline limestone called tufa.  

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Limestone rock sample with multiple leaf impression fossils

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/11366

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: Scheibbs, Lower Austria, Austria

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by A.Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

Fossil leaves (NHMW-GEO-2024-0188-11366)

This rock features multiple plant fragments, including a bog myrtle leaf (*Myrica lignitum*) on one side and abundant conifer shoots on the other. It comes from the Eibiswalder Schichten, a rock formation that formed 14–18 million years ago during the early Miocene Epoch. 

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Sandstone with conifer and flowering plant remains

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/4015

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: Schönegg near Wies, Styria, Austria

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Scanned and edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider 

Contribution to the Kulturerbe digital (2nd Call) digitization project at the NHMW funded by the [BMWKMS](https://bmwkms.gv.at/)

Sandstone with fossils (NHMW-GEO-2024-0188-4015)

This is a large hand sample with several fossils of the fern originally called *Gleichenites austriacus* by K. von Ettingshausen. It dates back to the Late Cretaceous age.

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Multiple parts of coalified fern fronds

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/10528

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: coal-bearing strata of the Grünbach Formation, Lower Austria

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Scanned and edited by A. Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

G. austriacus (NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/10528)

This rock sample hosts many fragments of blackened (carbonised) fossil leaves.  

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Mudstone rock sample with multiple leaf compression fossils

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/11382

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: Lunz am See, Lower Austria, Austria

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Scanned & edited by A.Haider (NHMW)

Scanner: Artec Space Spider 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

Fossil leaves (NHMW-GEO-2024-0188-11382)

This rock is like a fossilised ecosystem! There are many fossils preserved on this sample, the largest of which is a leaf of the Scots Elm, or Bergulme (*Ulmus glabra*),  as well as several insects.

This object is part of the historical ‘Ettingshausen collection’, which is on permanent loan from the Institute of Biology, University of Graz. It is not currently on display.

**Specimen**: Sandstone with multiple plant and arthropod fossils

**Inventory number**: NHMW-GEO-2024/0188/15011

**Collection**: NHMW, Geology & Palaeontology Dept., Palaeobotany (curator: Chris Mays)

**Origin**: Re, near Lago Maggiore, Piedmont, Italy

Find out more about the NHM Vienna [here](http://nhm.at/en).

Created by Benedict Seidl (NHMW)

Method: Photogrammmetrie 

Contribution to the digitization project „Einsichten in die gesellschaftspolitische Dimension des NHMW über die Jahrhunderte von der Prägung des Wissenschafts-Verständnisses bis zum Nationalpark in der Lobau“ funded by the [BMWKMS](https://www.bmwkms.gv.at/).

Sandstone with fossils(NHMW-GEO-2024-0188-15011)

RELIQUIE WEIN4 – Spurensicherung Laa
Installation, Ausstellung, Performance
nagl∼wintersberger
Eröffnung & Performance: 20. Juni 2026, 15.00 Uhr
Kunsthaus Laa an der Thaya
Im Rahmen des Wein/4-Festival 2026

Wie ein Future Fossil: weich, fremd und leuchtend zwischen Natur und digitalem Artefakt. 

Das Künstler:innenkollektiv nagl∼wintersberger (Andrea Nagl & Markus Wintersberger) entwickelt im Kunsthaus Laa eine poetische Installation zwischen geologischer Feldforschung, Embodiment, digitaler Kunst und Performance. Ausgangspunkt sind Gesteine des Weinviertels, die historische Bürgerspital-Kapelle und die Reliquie als Trägerin von Zeit, Erinnerung und Identität.
Videos, AR-Objekte, AI-generierte „future fossils“, Zeichnungen, skulpturale Setzungen und eine Tanzperformance verdichten den Raum zu einem ästhetischen Resonanzkörper. Stein erscheint dabei als geologische und kulturelle Spur – als Material, das Geschichten speichert und neue Blickweisen auf Landschaft, Architektur und Erinnerung eröffnet.

RELIQUIE WEIN4 - Gelatine Organism

> This flag, which hangs on the Museum’s 4th floor, is a veteran of the Museum’s 1920s Central Asiatic Expeditions to the Gobi Desert, where important finds included numerous fossils of ancient reptiles, and the first discovery of dinosaur eggs.

Image and text:
https://tumblr.amnh.org/post/90753779248/happy-independence-day-this-flag-which-hangs-on

Music:
https://archive.org/details/78_the-star-spangled-banner_victor-military-band-francis-scott-key_gbia0016211a/The+Star+Spangled+Banner+-+Victor+Military+Band.flac

Gobi Flag AMNH - Happy Independence Day 2019

RELIQUIE WEIN4 – Spurensicherung Laa
Installation, Ausstellung, Performance
nagl∼wintersberger
Eröffnung & Performance: 20. Juni 2026, 15.00 Uhr
Kunsthaus Laa an der Thaya
Im Rahmen des Wein/4-Festival 2026

Wie eine kalte Reliquie ruht der Körper zwischen Landschaft und Mutation.

Das Künstler:innenkollektiv nagl∼wintersberger (Andrea Nagl & Markus Wintersberger) entwickelt im Kunsthaus Laa eine poetische Installation zwischen geologischer Feldforschung, Embodiment, digitaler Kunst und Performance. Ausgangspunkt sind Gesteine des Weinviertels, die historische Bürgerspital-Kapelle und die Reliquie als Trägerin von Zeit, Erinnerung und Identität.
Videos, AR-Objekte, AI-generierte „future fossils“, Zeichnungen, skulpturale Setzungen und eine Tanzperformance verdichten den Raum zu einem ästhetischen Resonanzkörper. Stein erscheint dabei als geologische und kulturelle Spur – als Material, das Geschichten speichert und neue Blickweisen auf Landschaft, Architektur und Erinnerung eröffnet.

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