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Mus humiliatus and Mus confucianusPlate 41 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)
Homo ergaster cranium (KNM - ER 3733)Homo ergaster cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 104, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 3733. side view. Scale in cms. This specimen discovered in 1975 by Bernard Ngeneo dates back to 1.6 million years ago
Interglacial LandscapeArtists impression of England during a Pleistocene (1.8 million to 11, 000 years before present) interglacial period. Rhinoceros feed on the sparse vegetation in the distance
Macacus tcheliensis, macaqucPlate 32 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammiferes by H. (Henri) Milne-Edwards (1800-1885). Published Paris, 1868-74
Paranthropus robustus cranium with perforationsCast of cranial bones of Paranthropus robustus with two perforations probably made by a leopard. Original skull from Swartkrans, Transvaal, S. Africa
Bechuana Hunting a Lion (Plate 35 / 36)An illustration by Captain (later Sir) William Cornwallis Harris (1807-1848), an officer in the Indian army and an acclaimed naturalist who travelled though South Africa
Homo rudolfensis cranium (KNM - ER 1470)Homo habilis cranium from Koobi Fora, Area 131, Kenya. Cast of KNM - ER 1470 (1st reconstruction). Three-quarter view. Scale in cms
Pteropus sp. flying foxPlate 1. From a collection of watercolour sketches of Mammals, Birds and Fish by William Webb Ellis (c. 1756-1785), made during Captain Cooks third voyage of discovery, 1776-1780
Simia melanocephalaPlate 29 from Recueil d Observations de Zoologie et d Anatomie Comparee, Vol. 1, by Alexander von Humboldt & Aime Bonpland, published 1811
Dusicyon antarcticus, Falkland foxStudy skin of a female specimen from West Falkland Island. Scale is in centimetres
Manidae manis, pangolinLS Plate 82 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Plate 4 in Reliquiae Diluvianae (1823)Compares the jaw of a modern Cape hyena (top) with the larger jaws of the extinct hyena species found at Kirkdale Cave
Mammuthus trogontherii, steppe mammothCranium and tusks of this Pleistocene steppe mammoth found at Ilford, Essex, England on display at the Natural History Museum, London
Antilope edwardsii, goralPlate 72 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)
Plate 79 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 79 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Brontotherium skullSkull measuring 730 mm left to right, without the lower jaw, of Brontotherium, a gigantic Oligocene browsing ungulate from Nabraska, North America
Rhinopithecus roxellanae, snub-nosed monkeyPlate 36 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)
Tupaia glis, common tree shrew teeth
Cervulus lacrymansPlate 63 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)
Meles sp. badgerPlate 24 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)
Odobenus rosmarus, walrusTrichechus rosmarus, walrus. Plate 12 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2 by Archibald Thorburn, 1920-21
Macropus sp. kangarooZoological drawing 4 (1:4) Kanguru. Probably the first European drawing of a kangaroo, by Sydney Parkinson (1745-1771), made during Captain Cooks first voyage of discovery, 1768-1771
Ovis nahoorPlate 68 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)
Nesolagus netscheri, Sumatran rabbitPhotograph, viewed from above, of a Sumatran rabbit skin specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London
Homo sapiens cranium (UC 101)Skull UC 101 discovered at the upper cave (Shandingdong), Zhoukoudian, China. This specimen belonging to Modern Homo sapiens dates back to 30, 000 years ago
Wold meteorite landing sitePen and ink sketch showing an obelisk marking the landing site of the Wold Meteorite, Yorkshire, 1812. Image from the Sowerby Collection by Gerrit van Spaendonck
Plate 73 of the Reeves Collection (Zoology)LS Plate 73 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Scaptochirus moschatus, short-faced mole& Spermophilus mongolicus, ground squirrel. Plate 17 from Recherches pour servir a l histoire naturelle des Mammifcres, Vols. 1-4, 1868-74, by Dr. Henri Milne-Edwards & Dr. Alphonse Milne-Edwards
Osedax mucofloris, North sea marine wormOsedax mucofloris is also known as the bone-eating snot-flower worm. The remarkable whalebone-eating polychaete worm, shown here dissected from a Minke whale bone that was recovered off the west
Phocoena phocoena, common porpoisePlate 19 Cape Porpoise. Hand-coloured engraving of a drawing by James Hope Stewart (1789-1856), from The Naturalists Library, Mammalia, Vol. 12 Whales, 1833-1843, by Sir William Jardine
Prosobonia leucoptera, Tahiti sandpiper
Meles obseurus, badgerPlate 62 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)
Archaic Homo sapiens cranium (Laetoli 18)A front view of a cranium belonging to Archaic Homo sapiens dating back to 150, 000 years ago. This specimen known as Laetoli 18 was discovered within the Ngaloba bed at Laetoli in Tanazania
British Mammals Title PageTitle page of Vol. 1 from British Mammals Vol. 1 & 2, written and illustrated with 50 colour plates and pen and ink sketches by Archibald Thorburn F.Z.S
Moschus moschiferus, Siberian musk deerPlate 19 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)
Mus flavipectus and Mus griseipectusPlate 42 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)
Adriosaurus suessiNeocomian fossil lizard from the Isle of Lesina, Dalmatia
Eristalis tenax, drone-fly larvaeEristalis tenax is one of quite a large group of closely related hover-flies which have rat-tailed maggots, i.e. larvae with an elongated breathing tube at the end of their bodies. E
Elaphodus cephalophus, tufted deerPlate 65 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)
Tupaia glis, common tree shrewTeeth in the upper mandible of a male comon tree shrew, showing the fundamental mammalian triangle of sharp, pointed cusps. Scale is in millimetres
Talpa sp. moleLS Plate 81 of the John Reeves Collection of Zoological Drawings from Canton, China, 1774-1856
Rhizomys vestitus, bamboo ratPlate 46 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)
Uropsilus soricipes, shrew mole; Mus chevrieri& Mus ouang-thomae. Plate 40 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)
Lagomys tibetanusPlate 48 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)
A puma-leopard hybridA hybrid of a puma and a leopard, (about 1 metre in length) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring. Close-up of head