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Emperor penguin egg collected in 1911, on Scotts last expedition to Antarctica. The hole shows where the embryo was removed for study

Hibiscus mutabilis, Cotton rose
Bodycolour by Johann Christoph Dietzsch, c. 1750 Date: circa 1750

Turanophlebia, fossil dragonfly
With a wingspan close to 7 cm, Turanophlebia is one of several dragonflies rrecorded from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria

Acropora, a scleractinian coral
Branch, 9 cm long, of the scleractinian coral Acropora from the Pleistocene of Yemen

Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumber
Staurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England

Palaeocoma egertoni, a fossil ophiuroid
Palaeocoma egertoni, with arms 4.5 cm long, from the Jurassic of Dorest, England

Asterias gaveyi, a fossil starfish
Asterias gaveyi, the oral surface, with an arm stretch of 18 cm, from the Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England

Actinocrinites sp. a fossil crinoid
Actinocrinites has a calyx which is conical and elongated and a rigid, domed tegmen made of numberous small plates. The calyx is monocyclic, I.e. a basal circle of plates supports the radial circlet

Millepora
Branching colony, 11 cm in height, of the hydrozoan Millepora from the Pleistocene of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean

Ailsacrinus prattii, 3.4 cm wide, from the Jurassic of Bath, England, showing the underside of the calyx and arms

Trimerus, a fossil trilobite
Fully preserved, 10 cm long specimen of the Silurian trilobite Trimerus

Fungia, coral
Fungia is a free-living scleractinian coral. In this large example, almost 10 cm in diameter, from the Pleistocene of Yemen

Deltoblastus, a fossil blastoid
Deltoblastus, 1.5 cm in diameter, from the Permian of Timor. side view

Globoblastus sp. a fossil blastoid
Blastoids are small echinoderms that consist of a stem, a calyx and arms. The calyx contained the soft body parts of the animal and is pyramidal to globular in shape

Isocrinus robustus, a fossil crinoid
The stalked crinoid Isocrinus robustus, 14 cm tall, from the Lower Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England, showing the calyx and arms

Castericystis vali, a fossil Carpoid
Castericystis vali, 7 cm long with juvenile 0.8 cm long attached at the bottom of the stele, from the Middle Cambrian of Utah

Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King
Articulated skeleton of an Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King

Serpentine cup
A mottled serpentine ornamental cup or tazza on a black marble base. The mineral serpentine is composed of (magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)

Tutankhamen Funeral Mask
Profile of the gold funerary mask of Tutankhamun inlaid with lapis lazuli. Cairo Museum collection

Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, New Zealand grayling
The New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) is an extinct fish of the genus Prototroctes, which lived in New Zealand. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Paranthropus robustus cranium (SK 48)
A cast of the cranium belonging to an adult female Paranthropus robustus discovered at Swartkrans, South Africa by Dr. Robert Broom and J.T. Robinson. P. robustus lived around 1.5 million years ago

Cervus unicolor brookei
Photograph of BM(NH) 1.3.13.1 Cervus unicolor brookei, Sarawak

Goughs Cave artefacts
Replicas and specimens of artefacts found in Goughs Cave, Cheddar Gorge, Somerset

Trachypithecus cristatus, silver leaf monkey. Males skull. Catalogue reference 1909.4.1.5

Homo sapiens cranium
A cast of a human (Homo sapiens) cranium held at the Natural History Museum, London

Megalomys desmarestii, antillean giant rice rat. Catalogue number NHM 1855.12.24.201

Madoqua saltiana, Salts dik-dik
On display in the Natural History Museums whale and mammal gallery (number 24). Its common name, dik-dik (or dikdik) is thought to have dervied from the sound it makes whilst running

Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur
Skull of Trachypithecus delacouri, delacours langur. Type specimen catalogue number 32.4.19. Male

Oligoryzomys victus, St. Vincent pygmy rice rat (holotype). Catalogue reference NHM 1897.12.26.1)

Lower jaw casts of Paranthropus robustus (Swartkrans 23) and
From Swartkrans, South Africa (left) and Peninj, Tanzania (right)

Cervus unicolor brookei, sambar deer
Photograph of BM(NH) 1.3.13.1 Cervus unicolor brookei, Sarawak

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