Extinct Collection (page 5)

Reconstruction of a swamp forest in the Carboniferous era. Colour print after an illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer

New Zealand tuatera, Sphenodon punctatus or Sphenodon guntheri. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Reproduction of extinct Ichthyosaurs, Jurassic era
Reproduction of extinct Ichthyosaurs in the South German Sea, Jurassic era. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig

Araucaria tree. Illustration by Hugo Wolff-Maage from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Skull of an extinct Ichthyosaurus genus. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Ginkgo tree. Ginkgobaum. Illustration by from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct cycad tree. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct arborescent horsetail, Calamite genus, of the Carboniferous era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct arborescent plant, Sigillaria genus, Carboniferous
Extinct arborescent plant, Sigillaria genus, of the Carboniferous era. Coal forest era. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life, Georg Dollheimer, Leipzig, 1932

Extinct marine life in the first third of the Mesosoic. Crinoids, jellyfish, shellfish, molluscs, fish, etc. Illustration from Wilhelm Bolsches Das Leben der Urwelt, Prehistoric Life

Extinct Plesiosaurs and Ichthyosaur
Reconstruction of extinct Plesiosaurus marine dinosaurs in the South German Sea, Jurassic era. in the background right, an Ichthyosaurus

Portrait of Roman Emperor Leo II
Roman Emperor Leo II, 467-474. Flavius Leo Augustus, Byzantine Emperor, East Roman Emperor. Copperplate engraving from Abraham Bogaerts De Roomsche Monarchy, The Roman Monarchy, Francois Salma

Tiger beetles, varied carpet beetle, etc
Tiger beetles, Cicindela sinuata 1, Cicindela campestris 2, Cicindela sexguttata 3, Nitidula sanguinolenta 4, varied carpet beetle, Telephore flavipede 5, Anthrenus verbasci 6

Black rhinoceros and extinct Sumatran rhinoceros
Black or hook-lipped rhinoceros, Diceros bicornis, critically endangered, and Sumatran rhinoceros, Dicerorhinus sumatrensis, extinct

Southern Hounds
The southern Hound was a breed of dog that existed in Britain probably until late in the 19th century, now extinct. It is likely that it was gradually interbred with other breeds until the genuine

Greater bilby and pig-footed bandicoot (extinct)
Greater bilby, Macrotis lagotis (Parameles lagotis) 1, and pig-footed bandicoot, Chaeropus ecaudatus (Choeropus castanotis) extinct 2. Handcoloured steel engraving by H.S

Skeleton of an extinct Irish elk, Megaloceros giganteus (Cervus giganteus) with human skeleton. After an engraving by William Lizars

Scimitar oryx, Oryx dammah
Scimitar oryx or scimitar-horned oryx, Oryx dammah. Extinct in the wild. (As Antilope bezoartica). After an illustration by James Stewart

Extinct quagga, Equus quagga quagga
Quagga, Equus quagga quagga (Hippotigris quagga) extinct species of zebra. Handcoloured lithograph from Georg Friedrich Treitschkes Gallery of Natural History

Dodo, Raphus cucullatus, extinct flightless bird. Handcoloured copperplate engraving by J. Pass from Ebenezer Siblys Universal System of Natural History, London, 1801

Greater Martinique skink and extinct galliwasp
Greater Martinique skink, Mabuya mabouya (mabouya skink, Lacerta mabouya) and extinct galliwasp, Celestus occiduus (Australasian galliwasp, Lacerta occidua)

Extinct Reunion giant tortoise and saddle-backed
Extinct Reunion giant tortoise, Cylindraspis indica (Indian tortoise, Testudo indica) and shells of the extinct saddle-backed Rodrigues giant tortoise, Cylindraspis vosmaeri

Extinct greak auk, puffin and emperor penguin
Extinct great auk, Pinguinus impennis e, emperor penguin g, Aptenodytes forsteri g, great crested grebe b, Podiceps cristatus, Atlantic puffin f, Fratercula arctica, black guillemot d

Zebra, quagga, donkey and Arabian horse
Zebra c, Equus quagga, extinct quagga d, Equus quagga quagga, donkey b, Equus asinus, and Arabian horse a, Equus ferus caballus

Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus, extinct
Barbary lion, female, Panthera leo barbaricus (Felis leoena barbarica) extinct. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Aurochs (extinct) and American bison
Aurochs, Bos primigenius (extinct) and American bison, Bison bison. Lithograph by Karl Joseph Brodtmann from Heinrich Rudolf Schinzs Illustrated Natural History of Men and Animals, 1836

Yak, musk ox, wild barbary sheep (extinct) and red sheep
Yak, Bos grunniens (vulnerable), musk ox, Ovibos moschatus, wild barbary sheep, Ovis longipes palaeoaegyptiacus (extinct), and red sheep, Ovis aries

Addax antelope (critically endangered)
Addax antelope, Addax nasomaculatus (critically endangered) and Bubal hartebeest, Alcelaphus buselaphus buselaphus (extinct)

Natives of Tasmania (Van Diemens Land)
Natives of Tasmania, Van Diemens Land. Grou Agara, man with scarification on his chest and animal-skin cape, and Arra-Maida, woman with child on her back in kangaroo papoose

Skeleton of the Anoplotherium commune
Skeleton and jawbone of the Anoplotherium commune, extinct ungulate from the late Eocene to the early Oligocene. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys

Fossil extinct fish: nektonic omnivore Acanthonemus filamentosus 1, and Eocene fish species with large dorsal fin, Semiophorus volifer 2

Skeleton of a Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus, extinct Jurassic marine sauropterygian reptile. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Fossil teeth, skull and jaw of the extinct Deinotherium giganteum. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle

Fossil skull of extinct Palaeotherium crassum. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Fossil fish, Acanthonemus filamentosus
Fossil of extinct ray-finned fish, Acanthonemus filamentosus and Semiophorus velifer. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire

Fossil skeleton of an extinct species of kingfisher. Engraving after an illustration by P. Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History)

Skeleton of an extinct great American mastodon, Mastodon gigantium. Engraving from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d Histoire Naturelle (Dictionary of Natural History), Paris, 1849

Skeleton of a megatherium, extinct giant ground sloth, and reconstruction of the animal. Engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Oudart from Charles d Orbignys Dictionnaire Universel d

Carolina parakeet (extinct) and eastern rosella
Carolina parakeet, Conuropsis carolinensis (extinct) and eastern rosella, Platycercus eximius. Handcoloured engraving by Fournier after an illustration by Edouard Travies from Charles d Orbignys

Cetaceans
Bowhead whale, Balaena mysticetus, sperm whale, Physeter macrocephalus, short-beaked dolphin, Delphinus delphis, extinct Stellers sea cow, Hydrodamalis gigas, West Indian manatee, Trichechus manatus

Dodo, kiwi, cassowary, ostrich and bustard
Dodo, Raphus cucullatus (extinct), ostrich, Struthio camelus, great bustard, Otis tarda (vulnerable), cassowary, Casuarius casuarius (vulnerable), and North Island brown kiwi

Skeleton of an extinct pterodactyl, Pterodactylus. Lithograph by St. Schillinger from Lorenz Okens Universal Natural History, Allgemeine Naturgeschichte fur alle Stande, Stuttgart, 1839

Passenger pigeon or wild pigeon, Ectopistes migratorius. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock print by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris History of British Birds, Bell Daldy, London, 1857

Great auk, Pinguinus impennis. Extinct. Handcoloured woodblock engraving by Benjamin Fawcett from Francis Orpen Morris Natural History of British Birds, London, 1850

South Island kokako (extinct) and bell miner
South Island kokako, Callaeas cinereus (extinct) and bell miner, Manorina melanophrys. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres, Paris, 1838

Delalandes coua (extinct), and greater roadrunner
Delalandes coua, Coua delalandei (extinct), and greater roadrunner, Geococcyx californianus. Handcoloured copperplate engraving from Rene Primevere Lessons Complements de Buffon, Pourrat Freres

Crimson-breasted grosbeak. Unknown or possibly extinct species of grosbeak native to Africa. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by John Latham from his own A General History of Birds

Ou, Psittirostra psittacea. Critically endangered
Ou, Psittirostra psittacea, male (top) and female. Critically endangered, possibly extinct. (Parrot-billed grosbeak, Loxia psittacea)

All Professionally Made to Order for Quick Shipping