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 NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImagesArchieUniversity of Nebraska State MuseumColumbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)PleistoceneBennyTrailside Museum of Natural HistoryColumbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)PleistoceneSpecimen died in an intraspecific fight with another of the same species, "George". Named after land surveyors Ben Ferguson and George McMillanDimaWoolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)Middle Pleistocene – Late HoloceneFredScience CentralAmerican MastodonLate Miocene – early HoloceneGeorgeTrailside Museum of Natural HistoryColumbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)PleistoceneSpecimen died in an intraspecific fight with another of the same species, "Benny". Named after land surveyors Ben Ferguson and George McMillanLinda City Museum of Bad VöslauMetaxytherium mediumBadenianLittle StevieWestern Science CenterLyuba Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)Late Pleistocene (42 Ka)Female calf. Discovered in 2007.MaschaWoolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)Middle Pleistocene – Late HoloceneMaxWestern Science CenterPacific Mastodon (Mammut pacificus)Late Miocene – early HoloceneMegajeffMegalonyxPliocene-Late PleistoceneMyloWestern Science CenterHarlan's Ground Sloth (Paramylodon harlani)Pliocene–Late PleistoceneSashaWoolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)Middle Pleistocene – Late HoloceneXenaWestern Science CenterColumbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)PleistoceneYuka Boeskorov, G.G., Potapova, O.R., Mashchenko, E.N., Protopopov, A.V., Kuznetsova, T.V., Agenbroad, L. and Tikhonov, A.N., 2014. Preliminary analyses of the frozen mummies of mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), bison (Bison priscus) and horse (Equus sp.) from the Yana‐Indigirka Lowland, Yakutia, Russia. Integrative zoology, 9(4), pp.471-480.Rudaya, N., Protopopov, A., Trofimova, S., Plotnikov, V. and Zhilich, S., 2015. Landscapes of the ‘Yuka’mammoth habitat: A palaeobotanical approach. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 214, pp.1-8.Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)Middle Pleistocene – Late HoloceneMale calf. Discovered in 2010.ZedColumbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)Pleistocene
Carnivorans NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImageBorisCave Lion (Panthera spelaea)Late Pleistocene (44 Ka)Two to Three-weeks old cub, died due to the collapse of a cave.DogorWolfLate Pleistocene (18 Ka)Male puppy, Discovered in 2018. Named for the Yakut word for friend.SpartaCave Lion (Panthera spelaea)Late Pleistocene (26 Ka)Female cub, died of starvation.TumatCentre for Palaeogeneticsyet to be determinedLate Pleistocene (14 Ka)Found in Russia nearly 10 years ago, it is a puppy that also contained a piece of Woolly Rhino skin in its belly.WaldoOCPC 11141Orange County Paleontology CollectionTitanotaria orangensisLate Miocene (6.6-5.8 Mya)Capistrano Formationone of the last and best known tuskless walrus
Primates NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImageAlesiKNM-NP 59050National Museums of KenyaNyanzapithecus alesi13 MyaLake TurkanaAn infantile cranium.ArdiARA-VP-6/500National Museums of KenyaArdipithecus ramidus4.4 MyaAramisA partial skeleton, possibly a female.The Black SkullKNM-WT 17000National Museums of KenyaParanthropus aethiopicus2.5 MyaNachukui FormationA cranium.Dear Boy, ZinjOH 5Paranthropus boisei1.8 MyaOlduvai GorgeA cranium and mandible.Flo, Little Lady of Flores, HobbitLB-1Homo floresiensis50 KaLiang BuaA partial skeleton, including a cranium and mandible.IdaPMO 214.214 (Slab A)American Museum of Natural HistoryDarwinius masillae47 MyaMessel PitTwo slabs, A and B, comprising a nearly complete individual with part and counterpart.Devil's Tower Child, AbelGibraltar 2Homo neanderthalensis42 KaDevil's TowerFive cranial fragments belonging to a young boy.LaiaIPS58443Pliobates cataloniae11.6 MyaPartial skeleton.Lucy, Dinkinesh, HeelomaliAL 288-1Australopithecus afarensis3.2 MyaHadarA partial skeleton including cranial fragments.Mrs. PlesSts 5Ditsong National Museum of Natural HistoryAustralopithecus africanus2.1-2.6 Mya SterkfonteinA cranium.Red Lady of PavilandNoneVariousHomo sapiens33 KaPaviland CaveA partial skeleton of a man.Taung Child, Taung BabyTaung 1Wits UniversityAustralopithecus2.8 MyaTaungA partial cranium and mandible.Turkana Boy, Nariokotome BoyKNM-WT 15000National Museums of KenyaHomo erectus1.5 MyaNachukui FormationOne of the most complete hominin skeletons.NandyShanidar 1Homo neanderthalensis45-35 KaShanidar CaveA set of skeletal remains including a skull.The Old ManLa Chapelle-aux-Saints 1Homo neanderthalensis60 KaLa Chapelle-aux-SaintsA skeleton.EgbertKsar Akil 1National Museum of BeirutHomo sapiens40-38 Ka Ksar AkilA juvenile skeleton.EthelrudaKsar Akil 2National Museum of BeirutHomo sapiens42-41 KaKsar AkilA maxilla.The Young PrinceArene Candide 1VariousHomo sapiens23 KaArene CandideA skeleton of a teenager.Jonny's ChildOH 7Homo habilis1.75 MyaOlduvai GorgeA mandible, the holotype.PinheadOH 12Homo erectusOlduvai GorgeA partial cranium.Cinderella (Cindy)OH 13Homo habilisOlduvai GorgeA partial cranium and mandible.Olduvai George (George)OH 16Homo habilis1.7 MyaOlduvai GorgeA partial neurocranium.TwiggyOH 24Homo habilis1.8 MyaOlduvai GorgeA cranium.Selam, Dikika infant/baby/child, Lucy's BabyDIK-1/1National Museum, Addis AbabaAustralopithecus afarensis3.3 MyaDikikaAn infantile skeleton including cranium and mandible.Samuel/SamuVsz IIHungarian National MuseumHomo heidelbergensis?325-340 KaVertesszolosA fragmentary craniumMystery SkullKNM-ER 1805National Museums of KenyaHomo habilis1.74 MyaKariri RidgeA cranium.The First FamilyAL 333Australopithecus afarensis3.2 MyaHadarVarious skeletal elements.MosheKMH2Homo neanderthalensis60 KaKebara CaveA skeleton including cranium.AgamenónSH 4Homo neanderthalensis430 KaSima de los HuesosA cranium.MiguelónSH 5Homo neanderthalensis430 KaSima de los HuesosA cranium and mandible.BenjaminaSH 14Homo neanderthalensis430 KaSima de los HuesosAn infantile cranium.Little FootStW 573Australopithecus africanus3.67 MyaSterkfonteinA skeleton.ElvisPelvis 1Homo neanderthalensisSima de los HuesosA pelvis.EurydiceDNH-7Paranthropus robustus2.04-1.95 MyaDrimolenA cranium and mandible.OrpheusDNH-8Paranthropus robustusDrimolenA mandible.KhethiDNH 152Paranthropus robustus2.04–1.95 MyaDrimolenSimonDNH 134Homo erectus2 MyaDrimolenA neurocranium.AbelKT12/H1Australopithecus bahrelghazali3.5 MyaKoro ToroA mandible.ToumaïTM 266-01-060-1Sahelanthropus tchadensis7-6 MyaDjurab DesertA cranium and limb boneKadanuumuu, Big ManKSD-VP-1/1Australopithecus afarensis3.58 MyaKaraboMH1Wits UniversityAustralopithecus sediba1.8 MyaMalapa CaveA partial skeleton.IssaMH2Wits UniversityAustralopithecus sediba1.8 MyaMalapa CaveA partial skeleton.X-womanDenisova 3Denisovan76.2–51.6 KaDenisova CaveA finger bone.DennyDenisova 11Denisovan x Neanderthal118.1–79.3 KaDenisova CaveLimb fragments.NeoNES1Homo naledi300 KaLesedi ChamberA cranium and mandible.Mal'ta BoyMA-1Homo sapiens24 KaMal'taSkeleton.MtotoPanga ya SaidiHomo sapiens78 KaPanga ya SaidiSkeleton, a burial.VeraPrado Vargas 1360Homo neanderthalensis54.7-39.8 KaPrado VargasPàusSt.n.166623Homo neanderthalensisLa Dame du CavillonBarma del Caviglione 1Homo sapiens24 KaCavillon CaveSkeleton, a burial.Ötzi the IcemanSouth Tyrol Museum of ArchaeologyHomo sapiens3300 BCEÖtztal AlpsA mummified body.LuziaLapa Vermelha IV Hominid 1Homo sapiens11.5 KaLapa VermelhaA fragmentary skeleton.NaiaHN5/48Homo sapiens13-12 KaHoyo NegroA skeleton.Kwäday Dän Ts'ìnchiNoneHomo sapiens550–300 yearsTatshenshini-Alsek Provincial ParkA mummified body.Anzick BoyAnzick-1Homo sapiens13-12.85 KaNear WilsallA skeleton.Leanderthal LadyHomo sapiens13-10 KaWilson-Leonard Brushy Creek SiteA skeleton.El GraecoGraecopithecus freybergi7.2 MyaPyrgos VasilissisDental-mandibular remains.Madam BuyaBuia UA 31Homo erectus1 MyaAfarA cranium.EveQazeh 9Homo sapiens100–90 KaQafzeh CaveA cranium.BesséʼHomo sapiens7200 yearsLeang Panninge caveA skeleton.RogerBoxgrove 1Homo heidelbergensis500 KaBoxgroveLimb and dental fragments.PauIPS21350Pierolapithecus catalaunicus12.5-13 MyaBarranc de Can Vila-1 siteA skeleton.
Ungulates NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImageBlue Babe University of Alaska MuseumSteppe Bison (Bison priscus)Pleistocene (36 Ka)AlaskaNamed after the bluish color of the specimenSasha Yakutian Academy of SciencesCoelodonta antiquitatisPleistoceneSiberiaPartial mummy of a baby.Thor MegaceropsMiddle Eocene
Marsupials
Pelycosaurs NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImagesAbbyWhiteside Museum of Natural HistoryDimetrodonPermianSeymour, TexasBonnieWhiteside Museum of Natural HistoryDimetrodonPermianSeymour, Texas Kennesaw Bone BedDiscovered in 2016. Fairly complete skeleton.GuilloryWhiteside Museum of Natural HistoryDimetrodonPermianSeymour, TexasPossibly scavenged by other DimetrodonLeidyANSP 9524 Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University (on loan to Royal Ontario Museum)Dimetrodon borealisEarly Permian, 270 Mya (Artinskian)Orby Head Formation, Prince Edward IslandHolotype specimen. Named after Joseph Leidy, the original describer of the specimenLaslowHouston Museum of Natural ScienceDimetrodon loomisiPermianMichaelWhiteside Museum of Natural HistoryDimetrodonPermianSeymour, Texas Heavily scavenged
Reptiles
Lepidosauria NicknameCatalogue numberInstitutionTaxonAgeUnitNotesImagesBèrNHMM 1998141Maastricht Natural History MuseumPrognathodon saturatorLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)ENCI quarryHolotype specimen.BobTylosaurusLate CretaceousBruceCanadian Fossil Discovery CentreTylosaurus pembinensisLate CretaceousBrutusRoyal Tyrell Museum of PaleaotologyPrognathodon overtoniLate CretaceousKorite Ammolite mine, Bearpaw FormationNamed Brutus to describe the Burly nature of its anatomy.Bunker KUVP 5033University of Kansas Natural History Museum Tylosaurus rexLate CretaceousNiobrara FormationCap'n Chuck ShanghaiPlatecarpusLate CretaceousNiobraraExcavated in 2007Carlo Maastricht Natural History MuseumPrognathodonLate Cretaceous (Early Maastrichtian)Gulpen Formation, Lixhe 3 MemberFound in 2012. Named after finder Carlo BrauerEustaceNDGS 10838North Dakota Heritage CenterJormungandr walhallaensisLate Cretaceous (Middle Campanian)Pierre Shale Formation, Pembina MemberHolotype specimen named after the character Eustace Bagge from the animated show Courage the Cowardly Dog.Kristine NHMM 2012073Maastricht Natural History MuseumPlioplatecarpus marshiLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)Maastricht Formation, Meerssen Member (ENCI quarry)Named after the finder Kristine Mariën.Lars Maastricht Natural History MuseumMosasaurus hoffmanniLate Cretaceous (Maastrichtian)ENCI quarryFound in 2014 by Lars Barten and his father, after whom the specimen was then nicknamed.MaxTylosaurusLate CretaceousMister SinisterTMP 2008.036.0001Royal Tyrell Museum of PaleaotologyMosasaurus missouriensisLate Cretaceous (Late Campanian)Bearpaw FormationA Juvenile, named after the comic book character Mister Sinister, in reference to its grin.Nolan TylosaurusLate CretaceousNiobraraOmācīw Tylosaurus saketchewanensisLate CretaceousSophieTylosaurusLate CretaceousSuzy Canadian Fossil Discovery CentreTylosaurusLate CretaceousWinnie PlioplatecarpusLate Cretaceous
Pseudosuchians