List of non-dinosaur fossil specimens with nicknames

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

Atlantogenata
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
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
Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Image
Alesi Nyanzapithecus alesi
Ardi ARA-VP-6/500 Ardipithecus ramidus
Black Skull Australopithecus
Blackie
Dear Boy/Zinj Paranthropus boisei
Flo /

Little Lady of Flores

 Hobbit

(Homo floresiensis)
Ida Darwinius masillae
Gibraltar 1
Gibraltar 2
La Ferrassie 1
La Ferrassie 2
La Ferrassie 3
La Ferrassie 4
La Ferrassie 4bis
La Ferrassie 5
La Ferrassie 6
La Ferrassie 7
La Ferrassie 8
Laia Pliobates cataloniae
La Quina 5
La Quina 18
Lucy Australopithecus
Mrs. Ples Australopithecus africanus
Red Lady of Paviland Homo sapiens
Taung Child Australopithecus
Turkana Boy
Shanidar 1
Shanidar 2
Shanidar 3
Shanidar 4
Shanidar Z

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

(Bison priscus)
Blue Babe frozen mummy
Thor[13] Megacerops Eocene

Pelycosaurs
Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Leidy[14] 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

Lepidosauria
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.[15]
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.[16]
Mushy
Omācīw Tylosaurus
Sophie Tylosaurus
Suzy Tylosaurus

Pseudosuchians
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[17] 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[18] NHMUK P9/3a Natural History Museum, London Aenigmaspina pantyffynnonensis Late Triassic (Rhaetian)
Mo Terminonaris ponteixensis Late Cretacaeous
Scarface[19] 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
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
Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Albert[20] 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
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
Nickname Catalogue number Institution Taxon Age Unit Notes Images
Brigitta[21] 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[22]
Delilah Pareisaurus
Jim 2[23] 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 [24]
Oldie / Gamla Keilhauia nui

References
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  5. "Seekuh Linda". Stadtmuseum Bad Vöslau. Retrieved 2022-01-25.
  6. Western Science Center [@WesternCenter] (2016-02-26). "Max isn't the only mastodon at the Western Science Center. Happy #FossilFriday Little Stevie! t.co/ODaF5IHJ8w" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-05-11. Retrieved 2021-06-11 – via Twitter.
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  8. Western Science Center [@WesternCenter] (2021-04-05). "We asked you to #NametheWSCSloth last week & staff picked their favorite submission: say hello to Mylo! Mylo is short for Paramylodon, the genus name for the Harlan's Ground Sloth. We can't wait for you to meet Mylo in person again when we reopen to the public later this year! t.co/QTPPM6XWZL" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-04-05. Retrieved 2021-06-11 – via Twitter.
  9. Western Science Center [@WesternCenter] (2015-08-12). "Xena the mammoth wants everyone to recognize #WorldElephantDay and to support the conservation of living elephants. t.co/Cy0ikWRPOn" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-06-11 – via Twitter.
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  20. Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology [@RoyalTyrrell] (2021-04-19). "Our technician Darren Tanke found this plesiosaur specimen near Manyberries, AB in 2012. The partial skeleton is about 10 metres long, and is currently being studied by Dr. James Campbell. #MonikerMonday t.co/BWtA9tbkPy" (Tweet). Archived from the original on 2021-05-07. Retrieved 2021-06-11 – via Twitter.
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  22. Cadena, E.-A.; Scheyer, T.M.; Carrillo-Briceño, J.D.; Sánchez, R.; Aguilera-Socorro, O.A.; Vanegas, A.; Pardo, M.; Hansen, D.M.; Sánchez-Villagra, M.R. (12 Feb 2020). "The anatomy, paleobiology, and evolutionary relationships of the largest extinct side-necked turtle". Science Advances. 6 (7): eaay4593. doi:10.1126/sciadv.aay4593. PMC 7015691. PMID 32095528.
  23. "Ichthyosaur: New Discoveries". National History Museum Los Angeles County. Retrieved January 10, 2022. ... While dinosaurs dominated land during the Mesozoic Era (252-66 million years ago), marine reptiles like this giant ichthyosaur—nicknamed Jim 2—ruled the sea. Come see the complete skull on display for the very first time. ...'
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See Also
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  • Non-dinosaur specimens
  • Non-dinosaur specimens
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