Gallinuloides wyomingensis, bird Gallimimus This specimen is from the

This specimen is from the Cero Cuadrado Petrified Forest

of which it seems to have been a southern offshoot

A lightweight

This Asteroceras obtusum fossil dates back to the Jurassic period (about 200-145 million years ago) and was found in Lyme Regis in Dorset

Documenting the Cultural Site

Gallinuloides wyomingensis, bird Gallimimus This specimen is from theThis skeleton (Gallinuloides wyomingensis) is a replica of a primitive pheasant (galliform) of the Gallinae suborder. In the class Aves, there are two subclasses: Archaeornithes (ancient birds) and Neornithes (modern birds). Gallinuloides belongs to the later class, Neornithes. Within the Neornithes subclass are three suborders: Odontognathae, Palaeognathae, and Neognathae. Gallinuloides belongs to the Neognathae order and the family Cracidae.