Dinosaur stuff of the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand, ranked

Dinosaur stuff of the Te Papa Museum in New Zealand, ranked

If you haven't guessed yet this is a series in fine images from lesser known open access collections. The Te Papa museum in New Zealand deserves a special and specific mention, however, because their website is so excellent.


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Fossil Iguanodon Tooth, circa 132-137 million years ago, Cuckfield, maker unknown. Gift of the Mantell Family, 1930. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH004839).

"This small and rather unprepossessing object is one of Te Papa's most valuable treasures—a fossil iguanodontid tooth with a worn crown. It is one of the first fossils ever to be recognised as dinosaur and its discovery marked the beginning of dinosaur studies."


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Non-avian dinosaur, Dinosauria. CC BY 4.0. Te Papa (S.045313)


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Section of Toe-Bone of Iguanodon., United Kingdom, maker unknown. Gift of the Mantell Family, 1930. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH023062).


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Plastic cereal collectible, Iguanodon, 1962, by Nabisco. Gift of Christine Kiddey, 2011. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH021038/10).


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Transverse section of Tibia of Iguanodon., maker unknown. Gift of the Mantell Family, 1930. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0. Te Papa (GH022976).