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Banwell Bear

This is the skull of the •Banwell Bearê. In life the animal stood about 2.5 metres tall and was a hunter-killer. Bison and reindeer provided the perfect diet to satisfy...

Sea lily

Crinoids were animals that lived in warm fairly shallow water near reefs. They had jointed internal skeletons and quite small bodies. The crinoids shown here lived on the sea floor...

Marine reptile

Jurassic •sea dragonsê were once thought to be fish or lizards. They are now recognised as air-breathing marine reptiles. Unlike most reptiles, ichthyosaurs did not lay eggs but gave birth...

Spotted hyena

Hyenas were hunter-killers and liked to eat young woolly rhinoceros. Hyenas were probably Britainês top carnivores and had teeth that were ideal for catching and holding prey. This skull is...

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