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List of non-dinosaur fossil specimens with nicknames

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This list of nicknamed non-dinosaur fossils is a list of non-dinosaurian fossil specimens given informal names or nicknames, in addition to their institutional catalogue numbers. It excludes informal appellations that are purely descriptive (e.g., "the Fighting Dinosaurs", "the Trachodon Mummy").

For a list of dinosaur fossil specimens, see List of dinosaur specimens with nicknames.

Synapsids

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Mammals

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Atlantogenata

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Archie University of Nebraska State Museum Columbian Mammoth

(Mammuthus columbi)

Archi the Mammoth
Benny[1] Trailside Museum of Natural History[2][3] Columbian Mammoth

(Mammuthus columbi)

Specimen died in an intraspecific fight with another of the same species, "George". Named after land surveyors Ben Ferguson and George McMillan
Dima Woolly Mammoth

(Mammuthus primigenius)

Fred[4] Science Central American Mastodon
George[1] Trailside Museum of Natural History[2][3] Columbian Mammoth

(Mammuthus columbi)

Specimen died in an intraspecific fight with another of the same species, "Benny". Named after land surveyors Ben Ferguson and George McMillan
Linda [5] City Museum of Bad Vöslau Metaxytherium medium Badenian
Little Stevie[6] Western Science Center
Lyuba Woolly Mammoth

(Mammuthus primigenius)

Mascha Woolly Mammoth

(Mammuthus primigenius)

Max[7] Western Science Center Pacific Mastodon (Mammut pacificus)
Megajeff Megalonyx
Mylo[8] Western Science Center Harlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani)
Sasha Woolly Mammoth

(Mammuthus primigenius)

Xena[9] Western Science Center Columbian Mammoth

(Mammuthus columbi)

Yuka Woolly Mammoth

(Mammuthus primigenius)

Zed Columbian Mammoth

(Mammuthus columbi)

Carnivorans

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Image
Boris[10] Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) 44,000 years ago Two to Three-weeks old cub, died due to the collapse of a cave.
Dogor Currently unknown whether it represents a wolf or domestic dog
Sparta[10] Cave Lion (Panthera spelaea) 26,000 years ago Female cub, died of starvation.
Tumat[11] Centre for Palaeogenetics yet to be determined 14,000 years ago Found in Russia nearly 10 years ago, it is a puppy that also contained a piece of Woolly Rhino skin in its belly.
Waldo[12] OCPC 11141 Orange County Paleontology Collection Titanotaria orangensis Late Miocene (6.6 to 5.8 Ma) Capistrano Formation one of the last and best known tuskless walrus
Waldo in dorsal view

Primates

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Image
Alesi[13] KNM-NP 59050 National Museums of Kenya[14] Nyanzapithecus alesi 13 mya Lake Turkana An infantile cranium.
Ardi[15] ARA-VP-6/500 National Museums of Kenya Ardipithecus ramidus 4.4 mya Aramis A partial skeleton, possibly a female.
The Black Skull[16] KNM-WT 17000 National Museums of Kenya[2] Paranthropus aethiopicus 2.5 mya Nachukui Formation A cranium.
Dear Boy,[17] Zinj[18] OH 5 Paranthropus boisei 1.8 ma Olduvai Gorge A cranium and mandible.
Flo, Little Lady of Flores,[19] Hobbit LB-1 Homo floresiensis 50 ka Liang Bua A partial skeleton, including a cranium and mandible.
Ida[20] PMO 214.214 (Slab A) American Museum of Natural History Darwinius masillae 47 mya Messel Pit Two slabs, A and B, comprising a nearly complete individual with part and counterpart.
Devil's Tower Child,[21] Abel Gibraltar 2 Homo neanderthalensis 42 ka Devil's Tower Five cranial fragments belonging to a young boy.
Laia[22] IPS58443 Pliobates cataloniae 11.6 ma Partial skeleton.
Lucy, Dinkinesh,[23] Heelomali AL 288-1 Australopithecus afarensis 3.2 mya Hadar A partial skeleton including cranial fragments.
Mrs. Ples[24] Sts 5 Ditsong National Museum of Natural History Australopithecus africanus 2.1-2.6 mya[25] Sterkfontein A cranium.
Red Lady of Paviland[26] None Various[citation needed] Homo sapiens 33 ka Paviland Cave A partial skeleton of a man.
Taung Child,[27] Taung Baby Taung 1 Wits University[28] Australopithecus 2.8 mya Taung A partial cranium and mandible.
Turkana Boy, Nariokotome Boy[29] KNM-WT 15000 National Museums of Kenya[2] Homo erectus 1.5 mya Nachukui Formation One of the most complete hominin skeletons.
Nandy[30] Shanidar 1 Homo neanderthalensis 45-35 ka Shanidar Cave A set of skeletal remains including a skull.
The Old Man[31] La Chapelle-aux-Saints 1 Homo neanderthalensis 60 ka La Chapelle-aux-Saints A skeleton.
Egbert[32] Ksar Akil 1 National Museum of Beirut Homo sapiens 40-38 ka[33] Ksar Akil A juvenile skeleton.
Ethelruda[33] Ksar Akil 2 National Museum of Beirut Homo sapiens 42-41 ka Ksar Akil A maxilla.
The Young Prince[34] Arene Candide 1 Various[citation needed] Homo sapiens 23 ka Arene Candide A skeleton of a teenager.
Jonny’s Child[35] OH 7 Homo habilis 1.75 mya Olduvai Gorge A mandible, the holotype.
Pinhead[36] OH 12 Homo erectus Olduvai Gorge A partial cranium.
Cinderella (Cindy)[37] OH 13 Homo habilis Olduvai Gorge A partial cranium and mandible.
Olduvai George (George)[38] OH 16 Homo habilis 1.7 mya Olduvai Gorge A partial neurocranium.
Twiggy[39] OH 24 Homo habilis 1.8 mya Olduvai Gorge A cranium.
Selam, Dikika infant/baby/child, Lucy's Baby[40] DIK-1/1 National Museum, Addis Ababa Australopithecus afarensis 3.3 mya Dikika An infantile skeleton including cranium and mandible.
Samuel/Samu[41] Vsz II Hungarian National Museum Homo heidelbergensis? 325-340 ka Vertesszolos A fragmentary
Mystery Skull[2] KNM-ER 1805 National Museums of Kenya Homo habilis[42] 1.74 mya Kariri Ridge A cranium.
The First Family[43] AL 333 Australopithecus afarensis 3.2 mya Hadar Various skeletal elements.
Moshe[44] KMH2 Homo neanderthalensis 60 ka Kebara Cave A skeleton including cranium.
Agamenón[45] SH 4 Homo neanderthalensis 430 ka Sima de los Huesos A cranium.
Miguelón[46] SH 5 Homo neanderthalensis 430 ka Sima de los Huesos A cranium and mandible.
Benjamina[47] SH 14 Homo neanderthalensis 430 ka Sima de los Huesos An infantile cranium.
Little Foot[48] StW 573 Australopithecus africanus 3.67 mya Sterkfontein A skeleton.
Elvis[49] Pelvis 1 Homo neanderthalensis Sima de los Huesos A pelvis.
Eurydice[50] DNH-7 Paranthropus robustus 2.04-1.95 mya Drimolen A cranium and mandible.
Orpheus[51] DNH-8 Paranthropus robustus Drimolen A mandible.
Khethi[52] DNH 152 Paranthropus robustus 2.04–1.95 mya Drimolen
Simon[53] DNH 134 Homo erectus 2 mya Drimolen A neurocranium.
Abel[54] KT12/H1 Australopithecus bahrelghazali 3.5 mya Koro Toro A mandible.
Toumaï[55] TM 266-01-060-1 Sahelanthropus tchadensis 7-6 mya Djurab Desert A cranium and limb bone
Kadanuumuu, Big Man[56] KSD-VP-1/1 Australopithecus afarensis 3.58 mya
Karabo[57] MH1 Wits University Australopithecus sediba 1.8 mya Malapa Cave A partial skeleton.
Issa[58] MH2 Wits University Australopithecus sediba 1.8 mya Malapa Cave A partial skeleton.
X-woman[59] Denisova 3 Denisovan 76.2–51.6 ka Denisova Cave A finger bone.
Denny[59] Denisova 11 Denisovan x Neanderthal 118.1–79.3 ka Denisova Cave Limb fragments.
Neo[60] NES1 Homo naledi 300 kya Lesedi Chamber A cranium and mandible. frame/ref> Vsz II Hungarian National Museum Homo heidelbergensis? 325-340 ka Vertesszolos A fragmentary Mystery Skullless
Mal’ta Boy[61] MA-1 Homo sapiens 24 ka Mal'ta Skeleton.
Mtoto[62] Panga ya Saidi Homo sapiens 78 ka Panga ya Saidi Skeleton, a burial.
Vera[63] Prado Vargas 1360 Homo neanderthalensis 54.7-39.8 ka Prado Vargas
Pàus[64] St.n.166623 Homo neanderthalensis
La Dame du Cavillon[65] Barma del Caviglione 1 Homo sapiens 24 ka Cavillon Cave Skeleton, a burial.
Ötzi the Iceman[66] South Tyrol Museum of Archaeology Homo sapiens 3300 BC Ötztal Alps A mummified body.
Luzia[67] Lapa Vermelha IV Hominid 1 Homo sapiens 11.5 ka Lapa Vermelha A fragmentary skeleton.
Naia[citation needed] HN5/48 Homo sapiens 13-12 ka Hoyo Negro A skeleton.
Kwäday Dän Ts’ìnchi[68] None Homo sapiens 550–300 years Tatshenshini-Alsek Provincial Park A mummified body.
Anzick Boy[69] Anzick-1 Homo sapiens 13-12.85 ka Near Wilsall A skeleton.
Leanderthal Lady[70] Homo sapiens 13-10 ka Wilson-Leonard Brushy Creek Site A skeleton.
El Graeco[71] Graecopithecus freybergi 7.2 mya Pyrgos Vasilissis Dental-mandibular remains.
Madam Buya[72] Buia UA 31 Homo erectus 1 mya Afar A cranium.
Eve[73] Qazeh 9 Homo sapiens 100–90 ka Qafzeh Cave A cranium.
Besséʼ[74] Homo sapiens 7200 years Leang Panninge cave A skeleton.
Roger[75] Boxgrove 1 Homo heidelbergensis 500 ka Boxgrove Limb and dental fragments.
Pau[76] IPS21350 Pierolapithecus catalaunicus 12.5-13 mya Barranc de Can Vila-1 site A skeleton.

Ungulates

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Image
Blue Babe University of Alaska Museum Steppe Bison

(Bison priscus)

Blue Babe frozen mummy
Thor[77] Megacerops Eocene

Marsupials

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Pelycosaurs

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Leidy[78] Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (on loan to Royal Ontario Museum) Dimetrodon borealis Early Permian, 270 Ma (Artinskian) Orby Head Formation Named after Joseph Leidy, the original describer of the specimen

Reptiles

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Lepidosauria

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Bob Tylosaurus
Bruce Tylosaurus
Brutus Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology Prognathodon overtoni Korite Ammolite mine, Bearpaw Formation Named Brutus to describe the Burly nature of its anatomy.[79]
Bunker KUVP 5033 University of Kansas Natural History Museum Tylosaurus Niobrara Formation
Max Tylosaurus
Mister Sinister TMP 2008.036.0001 Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology Mosasaurus missouriensis Late Campanian; Late Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation A Juvenile, named after the comic book character Mister Sinister, in reference to its grin.[80]
Mushy
Omācīw Tylosaurus
Sophie Tylosaurus
Suzy Tylosaurus

Pseudosuchians

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Big Bert SMNH P2411.1 Royal Saskatchewan Museum Terminonaris robusta Late Cretaceous (Turonian) Favel Formation Most complete specimen of the genus
Black Sun[81] THOR16_100BS Crocodylus anthropophagus Pleistocene Olduvai Gorge Named due to the fact that it was discovered during an annual solar eclipse on September 1, 2016
Edgar[82] NHMUK P9/3a Natural History Museum, London Aenigmaspina pantyffynnonensis Late Triassic (Rhaetian)
Mo Terminonaris ponteixensis Late Cretacaeous
Scarface[83] LPRP 0697 Laboratório de

Paleontologia de Ribeirão Preto

Aphaurosuchus escharafacies Late Cretaceois (Coniacian-Campanian) Bauru Group of Vale do Rio do Peixe

Formation

A cut on the left jugal and dentary made by the rock saw during the collection of the specimen, promptly gave the fossil its nickname “Scarface.”

Pterosauria

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Butch AODF 876 Australian Age of Dinosaurs Ferrodraco Cenomanian; Late Cretaceous Winton Formation Holotype of Ferrodraco
Dark Wing Rhamphorhynchus
Dracula undescribed azhdarchid
Ian undescribed wukongopterid
Mrs. T Darwinopterus

Sauropterygia

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Albert[84] Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology possibly Albertonectes Late Cretcaeois Bearpaw Formation Named after Albertonectes, because it might possibly belong to that genus.
Britney Ophthalmothule Tithonian-Berriasian
Doris Pliosaurus carpenteri
Harold[85] GPM 5001 [86] Paleon Museum Serpentisuchops pfisterae Late Cretaceous, (Lower Maastrichtian) Pierre Shale
Ichabod TMP 2007.011.0001 Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology Albertonectes vanderveldei Late Campanian; Late Cretaceous Bearpaw Formation Named after Ichabod Crane from the Legend of the Sleepy Hollow, in reference to the missing skull of the specimen.

Misc Reptiles

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Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Brigitta[87] Natural History Museum, Vienna Archelon Campanian Pierre Shale the largest known specimen of Archelon and second largest individual turtle fossil after specimen CIAAP-2002-01 of Stupendemys geographica[88]
Delilah Pareisaurus
Jim 2[89] LACM DI 157871 Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County Cymbospondylus youngorum Anisian Favret Formation holotype specimen of C. youngorum, the largest known member of the genus with a skull length of almost 2 meters [90]
Oldie / Gamla Keilhauia nui

Misc. Tetrapods

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Fish

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Arthropods

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Mollusks

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See also

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