Skip to main content
U.S. flag

An official website of the United States government

Images

Explore our planet through photography and imagery, including climate change and water all the way back to the 1800s when the USGS was surveying the country by horse and buggy.

Filter Total Items: 21558
Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived fromthe Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived fromthe Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)
Fossil Fish (Jiang Hanichthys)

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Fossilized Jiang Hanichthys, an extinct fish that lived from the Cretaceaous to 100 million years ago. Item originally from Hubai Province, China.

Image: Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

Image: Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)
Horn Coral (Heliophyllum halli)

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

A fossilized Horn coral (Heliophyllum Halli) of Devonian origin. Item originally from Arkona, Ontario, Canada.

Image: Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil
Trilobite Fossil

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Trilobite fossil, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)
Trilobite Fossil (Phacops rana africana)

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

A fossilized Trilobite, Phacops rana africana, an extinct marine invertebrate. Item originally from Alnif, Morocco.

Image: Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant
Preening Cormorant

Cormorant preening its feathers and feet.

Cormorant preening its feathers and feet.

Image: American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)
American Egret (Casmerodius albus egretta)

American egret standing in shallow water. Species identification tentative.

American egret standing in shallow water. Species identification tentative.

Image: Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag
Bald Eagle and American Flag

Bald eagle against an American flag backdrop.

Bald eagle against an American flag backdrop.

Image: Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)
Barred Owl (Strix varia)

Barred owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Barred owl perched. Species identification tentative.

Image: Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings
Cormorant Drying its Wings

Cormorant drying its wings above the clear green waters.

Cormorant drying its wings above the clear green waters.

Image: Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)
Flamingos (Phoenicopterus ruber)

Flamingos standing in shallow waters. Notice their exceptionally long necks and bright red or pink coloration.

Flamingos standing in shallow waters. Notice their exceptionally long necks and bright red or pink coloration.