Images for giant plankton-eater story

16 February 2010

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Images for the news release 'Fossils net plankton-eating giant'

Bonnericthys illustration by Robert Nicholls

Illustration of prehistoric filter-feeder Bonnericthys CREDIT: ROBERT NICHOLLS
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Diagram showing reconstruction of Bonnericthys and position of bones

Diagram showing reconstruction of Bonnericthys and possible position of bones. CREDIT: OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Fossilised fins of Bonnerichthys

Fossilised fins of Bonnerichthys. CREDIT: OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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Kenshu Shimada and Tom Nolan excavating one of the Kansas fossils

Kenshu Shimada and Tom Nolan excavating one of the Kansas fossils. CREDIT: KENSHU SHIMADA
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Matt Friedman with fossil skull of Bonnericthys

Matt Friedman with fossil skull of Bonnericthys. CREDIT: OXFORD UNIVERSITY
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