Fossils and Rock Engravings

A collection of geological and archaeological images, showcasing fossils, ancient rock engravings, and various geological formations in diverse environments.

scales scales, Lepidotes maximus, La Rioja Paleontological Interpretation Centre, Igea, La Rioja , Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22153315

Ammonite, fossilisation in the mountains, Berchtesgaden Alps, Salzburger Land, Austria, Europe

Qatar, Fuhairat, Ancient rock engravings of animals.

scales scales, Lepidotes maximus, La Rioja Paleontological Interpretation Centre, Igea, La Rioja , Spain, Europe Copyright: xZoonar.com/Tolox 22153315

Colour satellite image of Amman, Jordan. Image taken on October 24, 2013 with Landsat 8 data.

NTS A871210 SANDIA NATIONAL LABS U12G DYNAMIC GROUT STUDY MINE BACK CARL SMITH (Project Engineer) AUG 31 87 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 8/31/1987 CABLES; DYNAMIC GROUT STUDY; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EXPERIMENTAL LEARNING; G-TUNNEL; GROUT EXPERIMENT; GROUT STUDY; GROUTS; MINEBACK; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND TESTING; WIRE & CABLES historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Azerbaijan, Gobustan District, Neolithic rock drawings representing oxen

A740163 U12E STRETCHED CABLES HFR GULICK (Project Engineer) MAR 20 74EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 3/20/1974 CABLES; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; HFR; HIGH FLUENCE RECOVERY; MEASURING TAPE; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTS; RUST; STRETCHED CABLES; TEST SITES; TUNNELS; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; STRETCHED CABLES HFR historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Ichnofossils on flysch Deba, Geopark of the Basque Coast, Basque Country, Spain. Ichnofossil: Helminthorhaphe and Paleodictyon on the right - Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flyschs are formed by sediment accumulation following repeated submarine avalanches, caused by earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization of very regular layers of sandstone and limestone, here corrected by the Pyrenean orogeny and released by erosion.

Porous texture typical of a bone. Fossilization, that is to say the more or less advanced mineralogical transformation of tissues of organic origin, generally preserves very well the biological microstructures. - Blouet brothers collection

CUEVA DEL REGUERILLO. DETALLE DEL LIENZO DE LA ROCA. GRABADOS ZOOMORFOS. MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Elm Bark Beetle (Scolytus scolytus) Galleries & Spotted Woodpecker Holes (Dendrocopos major)

petroglyph, Aït Ouazik rock deposit, late Neolithic, Morocco, Africa.

Azerbaijan, Near Baku, Gobustan, Neolithic Rock Dramings, 12,000 Yrs Old

Dinosaur footprint on a rock, Peñaportillo archaeological site, Munilla, La Rioja, Spain, Europe.

This enhanced-color sample from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter reveals the incredible diversity of landforms on some Martian plains that appear bland and uniform at larger scales.

This image captured by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows viscous flow features. Currently, water-ice is stable on the Martian surface only in the polar regions.

Climacograptus sp fossil, Graptolithina.

Peperino Tuff, pyroclastic sedimentary rock.

Grinnell Formation part of the Belt Supergroup, Montana

Ichnofossils on flysch Deba, Geopark of the Basque Coast, Basque Country, Spain. Ichnofossil: Helminthorhaphe - Flysch formed at the end of the Mesozoic era, in the Cretaceous - flyschs are formed by sediment accumulation following repeated submarine avalanches, caused by earthquakes, and producing after compaction and crystallization of very regular layers of sandstone and limestone, here corrected by the Pyrenean orogeny and released by erosion.

Petroglyphs in the Arizona Desert

Fossil ferns of Carboniferous in carboniferous schists

Ediacaran fossil (575 mya), Mistaken Point, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada

Researchers used NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity to find a water-related mineral on the ground that had been detected from orbit, and found it in the dark veneer of rocks on the rim of Endeavour Crater.

Detailed view of circular fossils on rock surface.

INSCULTURA ESPIRALIFORME. Location: CUEVA LA FAJANA. EL PASO. LA PALMA. SPAIN.

Orthoceras (cephalopods), fossils in Byxelkrok, Oeland, Kalmar Province, Sweden, Europe

fossil bird (confuciusornis sanctus) liaoning province china 125 million years old

The soft soil exposed when wheels of NASA's Mars Exploration Rover Spirit dug into a patch of ground dubbed Troy exhibit variations in hue visible in this image, in which the colors have been stretched to emphasize the differences.

Fossil fish - Permian - Germany - Actinopte (Paramblypterus sp.)

SPAIN. Alpera. Alpera Cave paintings. Man wearing a plume at Cueva Vieja, aka Cueva del Venado (8000-4000 BC). Mesolithic art. Cave.

A840395 U12G RS-18 MINEBACK CARL SMITH (PROJECT ENGINEER) FEB 24 84 EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/24/1984 EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; MEASUREMENT & RELATIONSHIP; MEASURING DEVICES (EXC UTENSIL; MINEBACK; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; ROCKS; ROCKS & MINERALS (MISC); ROCKS (MISCELLANEOUS); RS-18; RS-18 MINEBACK; TAPE MEASURES; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; U12G RS-18 MINEBACK historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Africa, Namibia, Mesosaurus tenuidens fossil, full frame

Dictyonema flabelliforme fossil, Graptolites (Graptolithina), Ordovician Period.

Nazca Lines dog geoglyph in Peru

Minerals: Jurassic pelagic limestone from Torre Busi, Bergamo, Italy. Thin section, crossed nicols x19

CUEVA DE PEDRO FERNANDEZ: GRABADOS DE LINEAS PARALELAS EN LA PARED DERECHA DE LA GALERIA 34 (PANEL 3) ESTREMERA, COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Olenellus thomsoni fossil, Trilobita, Arthropoda.

Rock engraving of a lion track, neolithic rockart of the Acacus Mountains or Tadrart Acacus range, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

petroglyph, Aït Ouazik rock deposit, late Neolithic, Morocco, Africa.

Geology, granite rock,

Dinosaur footprints from the Cretaceous Period, Istria, Croatia.

Archeological dig sight of a fossilized dinosaur, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta, Canada.

CUEVA DE PEDRO FERNANDEZ: DETALLE DE LA ROCA ESTREMERA, COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, ESPAÑA.

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows remarkably young lava flows in Elysium Planitia. There are almost no impact craters over this flow, indicating that it is probably only a few million years old -- practically an infant in geologic time.

Traces and excrements of Nil Crocodile Zimbabwe

CUEVA DE SANTIMAMIÑE (513). ENTRADA CUEVA, PINTURA: BISONTES, CABALLO, OTROS NO IDENTIFICADOS Y GRABADOS. VIZCAYA, PAIS VASCO, ESPAÑA.

Dinosaur footprints in the Arizona Desert

Peru, Ica, Nasca Lines, view of the whale, aerial view

Pit 29 in 366 pits cemetery The cemetery of the 366 pits designed in 1762 by architect Ferdinando Fuga The number 366 comes from the fact that each pit 4 4 meters, to a depth of 10 was used to house the dead of that day 365 the leap day . Copyright: xZoonar.com/MassimoxLamax 8715734

fossilized mussels partly in heart form in New Zealand

Fossil Waptia of the Burgess shale Canada

CUEVA DE LA GARITA I. PINTURAS RUPESTRES ESQUEMATICAS.

This is a radar image of an offshore drilling field about 150 km (93 miles) west of Bombay, India, in the Arabian Sea. The dark streaks are extensive oil slicks surrounding many of the drilling platforms, which appear as bright white spots.

Rio Martin Nature Reserve: Archosaur footprints from the Triassic period, Teruel Province, Spain

Rock engravings in the Vallon de Fontanalba. Petroglyphs engraved by hammering in cupules in Permian pelites. Regulated area of Les Merveilles and Fontanalba, where thousands of Neolithic engravings dating from the Bronze Age (- 3000 years) are protected - Mercantour National Park - Alpes Maritimes - France

Photograph of the Valles Marineris Canyon. The Valles Marineris is a system of canyons that runs along the Martian surface east of the Tharsis region of the planet Mars. Dated 2005

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter shows many small craters over a larger degraded one in the northern lowlands. These small craters are smoother and shallower than their counterparts closer to the equator.

Aboriginal rock art X-ray style paintings including depiction of a Barramundi, Ubirr, Kakadu National Park, Northern Territory, Australia

Miocene debris flow deposit showing inverse grading and capped by fine muddy deposit. Artist Drive Formation, Death Valley National Park, California.

Canada, Arctic Archipelago, Nunavut, Akpatok Island, Qikiqtaaluk Region. Prehistoric fossilized creatures embedded into rock millions of years ago. (Large format sizes available)

Dinosaurs: footprint of Theropod dinosaurs (meat eater dinosaurs). Near Tuba City, Arizona, USA. Adult footprints going in opposite directions. The smaller print is often refered to as that of a 'baby' following the adult on the right.Footprints in red sandstone of the Kayenta Formation, Lower Jurassic. The footprints have been filled with water, a common practice that helps make them stand out.

ABRIGO DEL POLLO (107/3R): SECTOR 3 FIGURAS 7 Y 8 CON JALON.

Fossil Lungfish - Dipnoi (Scaumenacia curta). Quebec - Canada - Late Devonian - 350 Million Years Old.

The material on the floor of this crater appears to have flowed like ice, and contains pits that might result from sublimation of subsurface ice, as seen by NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter.

This view of a Martian rock called Rocknest

Bark Beetle (Dendroctonus pseudotsugae) larvae with radiating galleries in Douglas Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) tree, Flat Creek, University of Idaho Forest, Idaho

Regurgitated stomach pellet from a snowy owl Bubo Scandiaca Arctic Canada

CUEVA DE PEDRO FERNANDEZ. ESTREMERA, COMUNINDAD DE MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Inside the limestoneMilititz. Inside d. Lime

Marrella splendens in Burgess Shales

Orthoceratite, Sweden.

Australian aboriginal rock etching, 30, 000 yrs old, representing emu tracks, Deep Gorge, Murujuga or Burrup Peninsula, Dampier, Western Australia, Australia, Oceania

CUEVA DE PEDRO FERNANDEZ. GRABADO. ESTREMERA, COMUNIDAD DE MADRID, ESPAÑA.

Mesosaurus tenuidens fossil, extinct genus of reptile from the Early Permian, approx. 290 million years, near Keetmanshoop, Karas Region, Namibia, Africa

A840200 U12N MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR MINEBACK TO FAC LES HILL (Project Engineer) FEB 9 84EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/9/1984 DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); FAC RECOVERY; FAST ACTION CLOSURE; GATES (OPENINGS); INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR TEST; MINEBACK; MINEBACK TO FAC; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; POST SHOT DAMAGE; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR-FAC MINEBACK historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Animal figures are part of the mysterious Nazca lines in the desert of Peru

The Khavtsgait Petroglyphs dating from between 8000 BC and 3000 BC in Gobi Gurvansaikhan National Park between Dalanzadgad to Khongoryn Els in the southern Gobi Desert in southern Mongolia.

Rind-Like Features at a Meridiani Outcrop

REPRODUCCION DE LA CUEVA DE ALTAMIRA. Location: MUSEO ARQUEOLOGICO NACIONAL-COLECCION. MADRID. SPAIN.

Fossil lungfish - Dipterus sp. - Mid Devonian - Caithness - Scotland

Pool in the extremely mineral-rich area of the Rio Tinto mines, aerial view, drone shot, Huelva province, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Excavation site site, Nesactium, Istria, Croatia, Europe

A840212 U12N MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR MINEBACK TO FAC LES HILL (Project Engineer) FEB 10 84EG&G/NTS PHOTO LAB Publication Date: 2/10/1984 DAMAGE ASSESSMENTS; EDGERTON, GERMESHAUSEN & GRIER; EG&G; EQUIPMENT & INSTRUMENTS; EQUIPMENT (SNL); FAC RECOVERY; FAST ACTION CLOSURE; GATES (OPENINGS); INSTRUMENTS & EQUIPMENT; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR TEST; MINEBACK; MINEBACK TO FAC; N-TUNNEL; NEVADA; NEVADA TEST SITE; NTS; NUCLEAR ENERGY TECHNOLOGY; NUCLEAR TESTING; NUCLEAR TESTS; POST SHOT DAMAGE; TEST SITES; UGT; UNDERGROUND; UNDERGROUND TESTING; MIDNIGHT ZEPHYR-FAC MINEBACK historical images. 1972 - 2012. Department of Energy. National Nuclear Security Administration. Photographs Related to Nuclear Weapons Testing at the Nevada Test Site.

Footprints of various dinosaurs in a career Bolivia

The Antikythera mechanism, Historic Object

Fossilised stingray, found in the dried out seabeds in Wyoming, USA. 50,000,000 BC

Ripplemarks on bedding plane in coastal-deposited sandstone of Cretaceous Dakota Formation, Colorado. Photo is about 3 meters across.

Encrustation of serpules on the surface of the bone. Serpules are polychaete underwater worms that build a protective sheath of limestone on hard substrates, such as rocks. Serpules are also commonly found on the shells of mussels. The presence of serpules on this bone proves that it remained on the seabed for some time before being covered with sediment. - Blouet brothers collection

Silica and Calcium Carbonate covered rocks.

Stratification Close-up view of a particular geological stratification Copyright: xZoonar.com/NicoxBernierix 9510812

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows a field of boulders. More information is available at

Longitudinal section of American walnut burl (Juglans nigra), Synonyme : Black Walnut, Eastern North America

Vertebra into the carapace of a Green sea turtle Galapagos

Neolithic rock art, elephant engraving, of the Tadrart, Tassili n'Ajjer National Park, Unesco World Heritage Site, Algeria, Sahara, North Africa, Africa

This image from NASA's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter (MRO) shows chaos terrain on Mars' equator. More information is available at

Prehistoric Petroglyphs in libian sahara desert Prehistoric Petroglyphs - Rock Art - Akakus Acacus Mountains, Sahara, Libya Copyright: xZoonar.com/GiampaoloxCianellax 19821344

This image acquired by NASA's Terra spacecraft is of the northernmost land in the world is located in Pearyland, Greenland. This is a land of permanent snows, glaciers, and 24-hours of daylight during the summer months.

Arizona, Navajo Indian Reservation, Chinle, Canyon de Chelly National Monument, Canyon del Muerto. Antelope House Ruins, Navajo pictographs of antelope & wildlife.

Minerals: Drying lignite

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