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Aviculopecten planoradiatus, bivalve
Fossilised relics of this fan-shaped bivalve. Bivalves are shelled creatures and first appeared in the middle Cambrian, some 520 million years ago, they are still common in todays oceans

Fossilised Eocene crab
Unidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old

Rana species, fossil frog
Specimen originates from soft Miocene shale from Spain. Skeletal anatomy preserved in its entirety with an outline of the soft parts clearly visible. This specimen measures 12 cms long

Petrified conifer trunk
Containing precious opal, width approx. 10 cm, discovered at White Cliffs, New South Wales, Australia. Dates back to the Late Cretaceous period

Proceratosaurus fossil skull
A fossil skull that belonged to Proceratosaurus, a carnivorous, dinosaur from the suborder of Theropods that lived during the Middle Jurassic period around 169 - 164 mya

Shells from Sir Joseph Banks collection
Some of these shells featured in this museum drawer were collected during the first of Captain Cooks voyages 1768-1771

Heulandite crystal group on matrix, from Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. One of the group of Zeolites. Zeolites are microporous crystalline solids containing silicon, aluminium and oxygen

Lycoptera, bony fish fossil
Fossil of a bony fish found in jurassic China, 206-142 million years ago

Acidaspis coronata, spiny trilobite
A spiny odontopleurid Silurian trilobite from Worcestershire, England preserved in limestone. The specimen length is 2.5 cms

Calamites sp. cast of trunk
Natural cast of trunk interior of Calamites sp. Approximately 40 cm in length. Curvature indicates that this specimen comes from near the base of the tree. Dates back to the late carboniferous period

Cheirolepis, fossil fish
A fossil fish from the Old Red Sandstone with minute square scales and a single dorsal fin

Oedura marmorata, marbled velvet gecko. Lectotype, catalogue number BMNH XXII 2b

Lophognathus gilberti, gilberts dragon
Designated holotype of Lophognathus gilberti, gilbert?s dragon. Catalogue number BMNH 1946.8.28.69 (XXIII.44ce). M. Spirit specimen. rnPort Essington [collected 1838-1849]

Epinephelus quoyanus, longfin grouper
Epinephelus quoyanu, longfin grouper. Holotype of Serranus gilbertii Richardson, BMNH 1843.6.15.59, collected at Black Point, Port Essington

Apogon aprion, mouth almighty
Type specimens of Apogon aprion, mouth almighty. Holotype BMNH 1972.6.8.1

Chelmon marginalis, margined coralfish. Holotype BMNH 1843.6.15.48, from Coral Bay, Port Essington (dried specimen)

Glossamia aprion, mouth almighty
Glossamia aprion, mouth almigty. Specimen paratype BMNH 1853.1.4.11

Florisphaera profunda
A coccolithophore with highly modified, plate-like coccoliths. This is a very common deep dwelleing species, typically living at about 100-150m depth in the water column

Przewalskium albirostris, white-lipped deer
The Falklands fox, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf or the Warrah, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. It became extinct in 1876 (on West Falkland island)

Dusicyon australis, Falkland Islands fox
The Falklands fox, also known as the Falkland Islands wolf or the Warrah, was the only native land mammal of the Falkland Islands. It became extinct in 1876 (on West Falkland island)

Marskea jurassica, conifer
A Middle Jurassic conifer shoot on a fallen block from the cliffs near Whitby, North Yorkshire

Kosmoceras acutistriatum, ammonite
This Jurassic ammonite from Wiltshire, England occurs in a fine-grained shale, but has been severely flattened. However, the original lustre of the shell has been retained

Bornite
A specimen of the mineral Bornite. This specimen is from the collections held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dizgocrinus mon, fossil crinoid
This fossil crinoid or sea-lily originates from the limestones of Keokuk, Lowa, USA

Cobaltite

Cymatophlebia longialata, fossil dragonfly

Anhydrite
A specimen of the mineral anhydrite (calcium sulphate) from the Simplon tunnel through the Alps which links Switzerland to Italy

Tsintaosaurus
This dinosaur duck-billed and herbivorous. It lived around 70 million years ago during the upper Cretaceous period. It grew up to 8 metres in length and about 4 metres wide

Fossilised Tellinella rostralis, tellin bivalve
Fossilised specimen of a Tellin bivalve from Ecocene Belgium, 58 million years ago. Bivalves are hinged molluscs which first appeared in the Middle Cambrian some 500 million years ago

Symmetrocapulus, limpet
Fossilised specimen of a limpet found in the Jurassic limestone of Les Moutiers en Cinglais, France. 206-142 million years old

Fossilised Latimeria chalumnae, coelacanth
Fossilised specimen of the coelacanth (Latimeria chalumnae) found in Upper Jurassic, Lithographic Limestone, Bavaria

Swimming crab fossil
Fossilised specimen of a swimming crab found in Folkestone, England. Swimming crabs still inhabit British shores today. They have flattened, paddle-like back legs to assist in swimming

Native Iron
Native iron is a heavy, magnetic element (Fe). Specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Busycon contrarium, lightening whelk
Fossilised specimen of the Pilocene gastropod, originating from Florida, USA, 5 million years ago. The lightening whelk has a long siphonal canal

Freshwater pearls are formed within freshwater mollusc shells. They do not appear as spherical shapes as oyster pearls do and they are less valuable

Lates gracilis, bony fish
Specimen of an Eocene bony fish (lates gracilis)

Hand-axe
Flint hand-axe of Acheulian culture (Lower Palaeolithic) with rounded spall pot-lid split by frost action. Specimen from University of London, Institute of Archaeology

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