Fragment Collection (page 9)

Titanopteryx philadelphiae wing bones
From a pterodactyloid pterosaur from the late Cretaceous in Jordan. Upper bones are fragments of the elbow joint. The lower from a finger bone which formed a wing support

Agate
This polished agate specimen from Saxony is called Breccia Sanguigna. This brecciated agate comprises mainly of irregular sized fragments of cryptocrystalline quartz, set in a finer matrix

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Quaternary fissure breccia
Watercolour drawing of a fissure breccia from the Quaternary period (Pleistocene Epoch or Ice Age), fossilised with mammalian bones. From a collection of original watercolour drawings, c

The Canyon Diablo meteorite
The cut, polished and etched surface of the Canyon Diablo meteorite reveals its high iron content

The Abee EH4 enstatite chondrite
Abee fell in Canada in 1953. The cut surface clearly shows the metal-rich and brecciated texture of Abee

Vigarano CV3 chondrite
This carbonaceous chondrite meteorite fell in Italy in 1910. It has clearly delineated chondrules or small granules

Parnallee LL3. 6 ordinary chondrite
Parnallee fell in India in 1857. The cut surface clearly shows well-delineated chondrules and slightly larger clasts

Brownfield (1973) H3. 7 ordinary chondrite
This meteorite fell in Texas in 1937. It has very small chondrules, plus highly-reflective metal and sulphide grains can easily be picked out

A group of fragments of fossil crinoids
Watercolour of a group of fragments of fossil crinoids (feather-stars or sea-lilies) by Sarah Stone (c. 1760-1844) from the collection of Sir Ashton Lever

Kyanite comprises of (aluminum silicate) and shares this composition with both sillimanite and adalusite. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Siderite
Stout prisms of siderite, up to 1.7cm long and terminated by basal place and narrow rhombohedrom faces, on quartz crystals. Specimen from the Great Onslow Consol mine, St. Breward, Cornwall

Homo sapiens cranium (Piltdown 1)
Two pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium held at The Natural History Museum, London. This specimen was reported as being discovered at Piltdown

Piltdown 1 cranium
Five pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium (not including jaw). Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Plate 11. Mantells Geology of Sussex
Plate 11 from Illustrations of the Geology of Sussex, 1827 by G. A. Mantell

Tillite
This Tillite specimen is from Kimberley, South Africa. Tillites are the consolidated remains of the rock fragments and powder that are left behind as a glacier melts and retreats

Septastraea forbesi, coral
This Pliocene coral from Maryland, USA is 10 cm long and is a fragment of a much larger colony

The Barwell meteorite, showing a rock frgament formed by melting of a pre-existing planetary body; this indicates that plantesimals were present when chondrules formed

Partially fusion-crusted stone
A 294g (10oz) partially fusion crusted stone from the Camel Donga eucrite strewn field. The orange/brown staining on the black, fusion crusted surface is staining from the local soil

Chergach meteorite

Podoces pleskei, pleskes ground jay
Pleskes ground jay egg specimens (one fragment)

Gymnoris dentata, bush petronia
Bush Petronia egg specimens (one fragment)

Leaf fragments, figure from Descriptiones Fruticum et Arboru
This volume, by Georg Joseph Camel, was held in the library of Sir Hans Sloane

Agglomerate
An agglomerate is a rock formed of angular volcanic fragments. Specimen from Volcanoes 2nd edition fig 57 (top)

Sivapithecus meteai cranial fragment
A lower fragment of the cranium of Sivapithecus meteai showing maxilla, incisors, canine, premolars and molars. This specimen dates back 9 million years and was discovered in Yassorien, Turkey

Modern Homo sapiens skull (Skhul V)
A three-quarter view of a cast reconstruction of fragments of skull discovered at the Skhul Cave, Israel. This specimen dates back to 105, 000 years ago. It is known as Skhul V

Fragment of Egyptian fabric with hippopotamus of the Fatimid period (9th c.). Islamic art. Textiles. EGYPT. Cairo. Museum of Islamic Arts

Fragment of Greek glass with a representation of a comedy mask. Greek art. Ceramics. ITALY. Adria. National Museum of Archaeology

Satyr. Fragment of An

Fragment of a Covering
Fragment of a felt covering for a saddle, with an Elk design. Pazyryk Culture. Scythian Art. Altai or Altay Territory Date: 4th-6th Century BCE

West Acre Priory gateway, Norfolk, England, the largest remaining fragment of this once great religious building, dating from 1198. Date: 12th century

Fragment from a British plane, WW1
A fragment from a British plane, possibly part of the tailfin, bearing the code number F9591, First World War. Date: 1914-1918

Carthage Priestess Dance
Fragment of a mosaic depicting a priestess of Carthage performing a ceremonial dance before the altar of a deity; she is holding an instrument similar to castanets

Lord Kelvin Speculates
Lord Kelvin speculates that life may have come to Earth on the moss-grown ruins of another world - brought here on a planetary fragment

Fragment of Sintrams Evangelium Longum
A fragment of Sintrams Evangelium Longum, a gospel book. It is one of the great treasures of the Monastery and Library of St Gall in Switzerland

Greek Satyr Play
Characters from a satyr play, featuring Dionysos and Ariadne, represented on a terracotta fragment

Iraq / Archaeology / Lagash
A fragment of a siege stele, depicting the suppression of Umma by the forces of Lagash

BLUNT / ANDROMEDA / 29 / 1849
The constellation of Andromeda is that of a woman unclothed to the girdle, her arms extended, and each attached to a fragment of rock by a chain

Man dancing on a bull, palace at Tiryns, Greece
A wall painting in the palace at Tiryns, Mycenae, Greece, depicting a man dancing on a bull

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