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Some fossil specimens have garnered true fame, like Sue or Stan, but I'm curious about those beyond that too. We all know about these ultra famous specimens, but what about some lesser known named specimens? Actually, I just want to see some of the specimens that have really stood out to you, named or not... and if an ultra famous specimen is your favorite, throw that in too! Some things to include for the reading pleasure of others: - A photo of the specimen - the age of the specimen - The specimen name (or collection number, if you know it - otherwise just ignore this part) - Why it stands out to you (and any other general info/stories you'd like to share about it) I'll start - I just found out this stupendous fossil exists "Mr. Sinister" at the Royal Tyrrell museum "Mr. sinister" is a juvenile Mosasaurus hoffmani that was discovered in 2008 in the Korite ammolite mine on the Bearpaw formation of Alberta. The mine is 71 myo, so lower maastrichtian of the late cretaceous. It's not hard to see why I'm so enamored with it - it's exquisite. The flipper and tail really take the cake for me. However, it should be mentioned that there's also a meter long lizard fish preserved in its gut! The rarity and preservation of this find is inspiring to no end... partly because how superficially similar the shale appears to our Ozan formation Before this, the closest I had to a favorite was the complete Ptychodus (anonymous?) found in South Texas that's at the Texas through time museum