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Carnivorous Collection (page 2)

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Palaeontology laboratory

Palaeontology laboratory
Preparing a mounted skeleton of Baryonyx, a carnivorous dinosaur from Sussex, England. Laying out casts made of glass reinforced plastic prior to mounting on exhibition panelling

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Nepenthes mirabilis, common swamp pitcher plant

Nepenthes mirabilis, common swamp pitcher plant
Plate 785 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex teeth

Tyrannosaurus rex teeth
Partly grown tooth in centre shows serrated edges which helped cut through mrat fibres. Fully grown tooth on right shows some worn serrations near the tip

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Cephalotus follicularis Labill, pitcher plant

Cephalotus follicularis Labill, pitcher plant
Collected by Robert Brown at King George Sound, Western Australia, Dec 1801-Jan 1802, during the voyage of HMS Investigator, captained by Matthew Flinders

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plant

Sarracenia purpurea ssp venos, purple pitcher plant
A carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Dromaeosaurus, Fuzzy Raptor

Dromaeosaurus, Fuzzy Raptor
An animatronic model of the fuzzy raptor or dromaeosaurus created by Kokoro of Japan for the Natural History Museum. The fuzzy raptor was a small dinosaur covered in branched feathers

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Troodon

Troodon
Outline illustration of a Troodon

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Ceratosaurus & Apatosaurus

Ceratosaurus & Apatosaurus
Ceratosaurus overlooks a herd of Apatosaurus. Ceratosaurus was a large powerful predator with long curved fangs. Apatosaurus was one of the largest herbivores growing to 21 metres in length

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrap

Dionaea muscipula, venus flytrap
A carnivorous plant which traps insects when they walk over specialist trigger hairs. The leaves snap closed and stay closed until the insect has been digested

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Nephenthes sp. pitcher plant

Nephenthes sp. pitcher plant
A carnivorous plant attracting insects with sweet nectar on the top of the pitcher. The surface is slippery and the insects fall in. Unable to climb out, the prey is digested by enzymes

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Drosera

Drosera
Sundew. A carniviorous bog plant which collects insects by secreting a sticky substance on fine hairs on the leaves which is also acidic, digesting the trapped insect

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Cynognathus skull

Cynognathus skull
A fossil skull that belonged to the extinct mammal-like reptile, Cynognathus. It lived during the Triassic period, 245 to 208 million years ago. Typical length of entire creature 1.8 metres

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Gasosaurus

Gasosaurus was a flesh-eating bipedal dinosaur which lived during the middle Jurassic, about 160 mya. It was up to 4 metres long and 2 metres high with short arms

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Tyrannosaurus rex skull

Tyrannosaurus rex skull
Skull of the Upper Cretaceous dinosaur, on display in From the Beginning, Gallery 63, Earth Galleries at The Natural History Museum, London. Tyrannosaurus rex lived 67 to 65 million years ago

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Nepenthes sp. pitcher plant

Nepenthes sp. pitcher plant
The carnivorous pitcher plant is abundant in degraded forest in Sri Lanka

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Velociraptor

Velociraptor
An animatronic model of the dinosaur Velociraptor created by Kokoro for the Natural History Museum

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Dromaeosaurus albertensis

Dromaeosaurus albertensis
Skeleton cast of a Dromaeosaurus albertensis on display in the Dinosaur Gallery (number 21) at the Natural History Museum, London. Dromaeosaurus was from the Upper Cretaceous period

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Fasciolaria tulipa, true tulip

Fasciolaria tulipa, true tulip
A pair of true tulips (Fasciolaria tulipa). The true tulip is a carnivorous gastropod that is closely related to the horse conch

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Dionaea muscipula, venus fly trap

Dionaea muscipula, venus fly trap
Watercolour and bodycolour on vellum by John Miller, 1772. Original artwork held at the Natural History Museum, London

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Troodon tooth

Troodon tooth
A fossil tooth specimen that once belonged to the dinosaur, Troodon. It was a carnivorous dinosaur that lived around 65 million years ago

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Various stoats and weasels

Various stoats and weasels
Six types of carnivore: Indian Civet, Egyptian Mongoose, Asian Mongoose, Pine Marten, European Marten, and Polecat

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Seven types of carnivore

Seven types of carnivore: Weasel, Ermine, Ferret, Sable, Striped Skunk, Otter, and Marine Otter

Background imageCarnivorous Collection: Tasmanian Devil 1909

Tasmanian Devil 1909
A Tasmanian Devil (sarcophilus ursinus), a carnivorous marsupial found only in Tasmania



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