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ShellSpecimen shell held at the Natural History Museum, London
SaltA pillar of salt (Sodium Chloride) crystals
Nautilus pompilius, nautilusSpecimen shell of the nautilus (Nautilus pompilius), which has been sectioned to show body chamber (largest section), septa (individual chambers) and siphuncle (tube canal)
Juvenile fish specimensSpecimen jar containing juvenile fish, held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Pegasus draconis, sea mothSpecimen jar containing sea moths (Pegasus draconis), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Pteropus poliocephalus, grey-headed flying foxThe cranial view of the skull of a grey-headed flying fox; a megabat measuring 7cm. The long snout helps it to smell out fruit. See also 40857
Argyropelecus sp. hatchetfishSpecimen jar containing hatchetfish (Argyroplectus sp.), held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London
Magyarosaurus & Cetiosaurus oxoniensisMagyarosaurus was a titanosaurian sauropod dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous (about 70 mya) of Transylvania. Cetiosaurus an early sauropod dinosaur from the Middle Jurassic of England (170 - 160 mya)
Fossil fernA specimen of fossil fern foliage, approximately 8 - 10 m in height. Dates back to the Late Carboniferous-Permian period, 300 - 250 million years ago
Cleodora sp. holoplanktonic molluscFossilised specimen of holoplantktonic molluscs originating from Pliocene rocks, near Turin, Italy
CrassigyrinusThe fossil of a Crassigyrinus, an early amphibian that lived during the Carboniferous period
Pteraster acicula, starfishPteraster acicula from the classification Asteroidea: Spinulosida: Pterasteridae. This species of starfish is found from Florida to the west Gulf of Mexico, below 260m
Guildfordia yoka from Japan. Number 2387
Eomyctophum koraenseA fossiled fish originating from the Oligocene epoch, 37-24 million years ago. Found in Delatyn, East Galica, Ukraine
Tubicaulis africanus, tree fernCommon plants of the Palaeophytic. Part of a petrified trunk of the tree fern Tubicaulis africanus, approximately 14cm wide, from the Permian Period, Tanganyika, Africa
Elginia
Orcaella brevirostris, Irrawaddy dolphinPhotograph of the dorsal view of the skull of an Irrawaddy dolphin
Palaeosmunda williamsonii, fernPetrified trunk of the fern Palaeosmunda williamsonii, approximately 4cm wide, from Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, dating back to the Permian Period, about 250 - 299 million years ago
Diatryma steini skullSpecimen of a Diatryma steini skull found in South Elk Creek, Bighorn basin, Wyoming, USA. Lower Eocene, 55-50 million years old
Acacia-like podPart of Acacia-like pod, 14 cm long, from the Eocene of the Paris Basin
Fossil leaf minerA leaf miner has left a snaking trail in this leaf from the Middle Eocene of Bournemouth, England
Dumontia contorta, seaweed
Syngnathus crinitus, banded pipefishSpecimen jar containing a banded pipefish (Syngnathus crinitus) collected by Charles Darwin in Patagonia during the voyage of the Beagle
Tibia insulae-chorab, Arabian tibiaApair of Arabian tibia shells (Tibia insulae-chorab), This amazing, pointed gastropod can be found in the Indian Ocean in intertidal regions upto 50 metres deep
Polygonal corallitesThe simple, polygonal corallites of favosites are well seen in this 6 cm high polished block from the Devonian of south-west England
Telescopium telescopium, telescope shellA pair of telescope shells (Telescopium Telescopium). This amazingly symetrical, marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Bones of Achondroplastic Dwarf. From the tomb of King Mersekha around the fourth Dynasty of Ancient Egypt
Pleuroploca trapezium, trapezium horse conchA pair of trapezium horse conch (Pleuroploca trapezium). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific
Jadarite specimenThe mineral jadarite has the same chemical composition as kryptonite. Discovered in Serbia in 2006, jadarite is composed of sodium, lithium, boron silicate and hydroxide
Hexagonella, bryozoanA 5 cm long branch of Hexagonella from the Permian of Australia. This cystoporate bryozoan has polygonal subcolonies bounded by ridges
Haustellum haustellum, snipes bill murexA pair of snipes bill murex (Haustellum haustellum ). This marine Gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific near Japan
Spondylus imperialis, imperial thorny oysterA pair of imperial thorny oysters (Spondylus imperalis) This bivalve can be found in the waters surrounding the Philippines
Remopeurides, a fossil trilobiteProbably planktonic, Remopeurides is a small trilobite - this Scottish Ordovician example being less than 2 cm long - with an inflated glabella
Cathartes aura, turkey-vultureFeathers from a turkey-vulture (Cathartes aura). Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
MetaldetesA small block of limestone, 5 cm across, from the Cambrian of South Australia, containing sectioned specimens of the archaeocyathan sponge Metaldetes
Conus marmoreus, cone shellA pair of cone shells (Conus marmoreus). This marine gastropod originates from the Indo-Pacific and is a venomous carnivore
Trochus niloticus, top shellA pair of top shells (Trochus niloticus). Top shells are herbivorous marine gastropods, they occur throughout the Indo-Pacific
Goniatites, fossil ammoniteIn marked contrast to Dactylioceras, this Carboniferous Goniatites has a shell in which successive whols overlap stongly, giving a narrow, deep umbilicus
Acanthoteuthis, a fossil coleoidArms equipped with hooks and a black ink are visible in this 15 cm long, exceptionally preserved specimen of the coleoid Acanthoteuthis from the Jurassic of Wiltshire, England
Plagiostoma, fossil shellThis shell of Plagiostoma from the British Jurassic measures 8.5 cm wide and shows radial ornamentation and growth banding
Gonioteuthis, a fossil belemniteGuard of the belemnite Gonioteuthis, 8 cm long, from the Cretaceous Chalk of Salisbury, England
Cyrtograptus, graptoliteColony of the graptolite Cyrtograptus from the Silurian of Bohemia. Field of view 5 cm wide