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

Mammals

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 [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.	[[File:Homo naledi LES1 cranium.jpg|frame/ref>	Vsz II	Hungarian National Museum	Homo heidelbergensis ?	325-340 ka	Vertesszolos	A fragmentary
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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

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

Pelycosaurs

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

Lepidosauria

Nickname	Catalogue number	Institution	Taxon	Age	Unit	Notes	Images
Bèr [79]	NHMM 1998141	Maastricht Natural History Museum	Prognathodon saturator	Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)	ENCI quarry	Holotype specimen.
Bob			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous
Bruce			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous
Brutus		Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology	Prognathodon overtoni	Late Cretaceous	Korite Ammolite mine, Bearpaw Formation	Named Brutus to describe the Burly nature of its anatomy. [80]
Bunker	KUVP 5033	University of Kansas Natural History Museum	Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous	Niobrara Formation
Eustace	NDGS 10838	North Dakota Heritage Center	Jormungandr walhallaensis	Late Cretaceous (Middle Campanian)	Pierre Shale Formation, Pembina Member	Holotype specimen named after the character Eustace Bagge from the animated show Courage the Cowardly Dog. [81]
Max			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous
Mister Sinister	TMP 2008.036.0001	Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology	Mosasaurus missouriensis	Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian)	Bearpaw Formation	A Juvenile, named after the comic book character Mister Sinister, in reference to its grin. [82]
Omācīw			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous
Sophie			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous
Suzy			Tylosaurus	Late Cretaceous

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 [83]	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 [84]	NHMUK P9/3a	Natural History Museum, London	Aenigmaspina pantyffynnonensis	Late Triassic (Rhaetian)
Mo			Terminonaris ponteixensis	Late Cretaceous
Scarface [85]	LPRP 0697	Laboratório de Paleontologia de Ribeirão Preto	Aphaurosuchus escharafacies	Late Cretaceous (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	Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian)	Winton Formation	Holotype of Ferrodraco
Dark Wing			Rhamphorhynchus	Late Jurassic (Tithonian)
Dracula			undescribed azhdarchid	Cretaceous
Ian			undescribed wukongopterid	Jurassic
Mrs. T			Darwinopterus	Middle Jurassic

Sauropterygia

Nickname	Catalogue number	Institution	Taxon	Age	Unit	Notes	Images
Albert [86]		Royal Tyrrell Museum of Palaeontology	possibly Albertonectes	Late Cretaceous	Bearpaw Formation	Named after Albertonectes , because it might possibly belong to that genus.
Britney			Ophthalmothule	Tithonian-Berriasian
Doris			Pliosaurus carpenteri	Late Jurassic
Harold [87]	GPM 5001 [88]	Paleon Museum	Serpentisuchops pfisterae	Late Cretaceous, (Lower Maastrichtian)	Pierre Shale
Ichabod	TMP 2007.011.0001	Royal Tyrell Museum of Paleaotology	Albertonectes vanderveldei	Late Cretaceous (Late Campanian)	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 [89]		Natural History Museum, Vienna	Archelon	Late Cretaceous (Campanian)	Pierre Shale	the largest known specimen of Archelon and second largest individual turtle fossil after specimen CIAAP-2002-01 of Stupendemys geographica [90]
Delilah			Pareisaurus	Permian
Jim 2 [91]	LACM DI 157871	Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County	Cymbospondylus youngorum	Middle Triassic (Anisian)	Favret Formation	holotype specimen of C. youngorum, the largest known member of the genus with a skull length of almost 2 meters [92]
Oldie / Gamla			Keilhauia nui	Early Cretaceous (Berriasian)

See also

• Non-dinosaur specimens
• Non-dinosaur specimens
• Non-dinosaur specimens

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