Oxford's Fossil Collections
The palaeontology collections include one of the world’s most important collections of Middle Jurassic dinosaurs; exceptionally preserved specimens with intact soft tissues; and enigmatic fossils representing the earliest complex multicellular organisms. It features around 400,000 fossils, ranging from the Archean, ~2.7 billion years ago, to the end of the Pleistocene, 11,700 years ago.
Collection Areas
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Vertebrate Palaeontology
Palaeobotany
Palaeobotany
Palaeoanthropology
Palaeoanthropology
Highlights
Brasier Collection
Brasier Collection
Trilobite Wall
Trilobite Wall
The First Dinosaur
The First Dinosaur
Red Lady of Paviland
Red Lady of Paviland
Collections Researchers
Please contact us if you have questions related to specific collections or would like to book a visit to the collections. If you are not sure which collection manager to contact, please email earth@oum.ox.ac.uk