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Eocarcinus, the oldest crab fossil ever foundThree centimetres long and only a little longer than a finger nail. Discovered in Gloucestershire in the nineteenth century. This crab lived 180 million years ago
Fregilupus varius specimen collected in Reunion
Colourful illustration of a mermaid and a lobsterPlate 57 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Archilochus colubris, ruby-throated hummingbirdDrawing 58 (Ewan 20) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram
Plate 94 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Hyas araneus, great spider crabPlate 112 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
LS Plate 90 from the John Reeves CollectionJohn Reeves, a 19th Century Tea Inspector, travelled to Canton, China in order to develop a large collection of Chinese natural history drawings
Cetiosauriscus stewartiA fossil front left foot belonging to the Cetiosauriscus, a Sauropod dinosaur, discovered in Peterborough, England. It dates back 158 million years
Siphneus fontanierii, mole-ratPlate 7 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards (1800-1885) & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900)
Erimacrus isenbeckii, hair crabPlate 114 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Talpa sp. moleLS Plate 81 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Ranina ranina, spanner crabPlate 113 from a collection of watercolour sketches by William W. Ellis (?-1785) made on Captain James Cooks third voyage to explore the south (1776-1780)
Varanus salvator, water monitorPhotograph of a mounted water monitor lizard (Varanus salvator) specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Colourful illustration of four crabs and a lobsterPlate 51 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of a fish and five crustaceansPlate 52 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Megapodius decollatus, New Guinea megapodePlate 36 from Louis-Isidore Duperreys Voyage de la Coquille 1822-1825, Zoologie Atlas, (1826). From drawings made during his voyage to Chile, Peru, Polynesia, Indoneasia
Colourful illustration of two fish and a crabPlate 39 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Drawing labelled Land crab
Deinonychus skeletonA fast moving pretador that lived duirng the Lower Cretaceous period, 120 to 110 million years ago. Fossils have been found in the USA, being first described by Ostrom, 1969
Pachygrapsus marmoratus, marbled rock crabThe marbled rock crab (Pachygraspus marmoratus) native to the coastal waters of southern England and Ireland and the Mediterranean. Photographed by Harry Taylor
Pediculus humanus, human head louseScanning electron microscope image of a human head louse (x 60). These external parasites use their hook-like claws to grip the hair
Daubentonia madagascariensis, aye-ayeWatercolour by Joseph Wolf (1820-1899). Plate 256 b. from the Richard Owen Drawings Collection held at the Natural History Museum
Calappa philargius, box crabPainting by Pieter Cornelius de Bevere, from the Loten Collection, 1754-1757
Fossilised Eocene crabUnidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old
Eudyptula minor, little penguinFf. 84. Wtarecolour painting by George Forster (1773) annotated Aptenodytes minor and made during Captain James Cooks second voyage to explore the southern continent (1772-75)
Elanoides forficatus, American swallow-tailed kitePlate 72 from John James Audubons Birds of America, original double elephant folio (1827-30), hand-coloured aquatint. Engraved, printed and coloured by R. Havell (& Son), London
Cyclophthalmus senior, insectA scorpion-like terrestrial insect dating from the Carboniferous to the present
Mr William WalkerHolding a Baryonyx claw. Baryonyx was found in 1983 in a clay pit in Surrey, England, by the British amateur fossil hunter William Walker
DeinocheirusA pair of arms complete with 30 cm claws on each hand once belonging to Deinocheirus, an Upper Cretactous carnivorous dinosaur. This specimen was discovered in Mongolia
PlateosaurusA fossil reconstruction of the hand and lower leg bones belonging to the dinosaur, Plateosaurus. These dinosaurs were wer herbivorous and may have used these sharp claws for defence
Leontopithecus rosalia, golden lion tamarinA portrait of a golden lion tamarin. Photographed by Frank Greenaway
Swimming crab fossilFossilised 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
Mounted specimen of Crocodylus sp. crocodilePhotograph of a mounted crocodile specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Waptia fieldensis, arthropodThe arthropod Waptia fieldensis, found in the Burgess Shale of Canada
Inachus dorsettensis, scorpion spider crabPhotograph of a scorpion spider crab (Inachus dorsettensis)
Carcinus maenas, European shore crabSpecimens of this invasive crab, which has spread well beyond its native range and is threatening ecosystems the world over
Myotis daubentonii, Daubentons batA Daubentons bat roosting. Photograph published on page 17 of Bats by Phil Richardson, a Natural History Museum publication, 2002
Colourful illustration of two crabs and a grasshopperPlate 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of two crustaceansFolio 37 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 1, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of three fish and a crabsPlate 50 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of two fish, a crab and a crayfishPlate 47 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of an eel and a crustaceanPlate 45 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of five fish and a crustaceanPlate 26 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Colourful illustration of five fish, two lobsters and a crabPlate 53 from Louis Renards Poissons, Ecrevisses et Crabes, Vol 2, 1754. This was the earliest known work on fish to be produced in colour
Bradypus sp. three-toed slothA mounted skeleton of a three-toed sloth, an arboreal edentate from South and Central America, having long hook-like claws by which it hangs from tree branches
Pacifastacus leniusculus, signal crayfishSignal crayfish specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London