Pteridophyte Collection (page 2)

Matonidium goeperti
Jurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Walchia piniformis
Leafy branch of the extinct Walchia piniformis from Montpellier, France dating from the Permian. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Archaeopteris hibernica
Fossil frond of the extinct progymnosperm from Kiltorkan, Kilkenny, Ireland dating from the Upper Devonian. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Xenotheca devonica
Ovule (seed) bearing cupules of the early extinct gymnosperm from Devon, England dating from the Upper Devonian. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Trigonocarpus parkinsoni
Large nutlike seeds (about 2.5cm long) from the coal measures of England dating from Upper Carboniferous. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Neuropteris heterophylla
Fern like frond of the extinct gymnosperm from Clay Cross, Derbyshire, England dating from the Carboniferous. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Dactylotheca, fossil fern
Dactylotheca, a detail of the fronds of the Carboniferous seed fern

Fossil Sphenophyllum
Slender forest floor-dwelling or vining Sphenophyllum. Specimen disovered in Wales dating back to the Late Carboniferous period, 300 - 359 million years ago

Fossil leaves of Calamites
The leaves of Calamites were borne in whorls, approximately 15 mm in size. The species in this fossil specimen is Annularia radiata, discovered in Wales and dates back to the Late Carboniferous

Equisetum fluviatile, water horsetail
Plate 4 from Original Drawings to Boltons History of Ferns by James Bolton, 1775-1795. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Acrocomia spinosa, macca fat palm
Illustration depicting the leaf of a macca fat palm from the verso on page 53, volume 7 of the Hans Sloane collection. Held at the Natural History Museum, London

Cystopteris diaphana, diaphanous bladder fern
An SEM showing a close-up of the spiny-lacunar surface of the diaphanous bladder fern (Cystopteris diaphana) spore. Photographed using Philips XL30 SEM

Senftenbergia sp
Fossil fern fronds from Britain, is 320-290 million years old from the Late Carboniferous. On display in the From the Beginning, Gallery 63, Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Todites denticulatus
Jurassic fossil leaf from York, England. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Huperzia phlegmaria, tassel fern
Plate 1043 from the John Reeves Collection of Botanical Drawings from Canton, China. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Asterophyllites grandis, giant horsetail leaves
Giant leaves of the horsetail fern (Asterophyllites grandis). 320-290 million year old specimen from the Late Carboniferous, Dudley, West Midlands, U.K

Calamites sp. giant horsetail trunk
320-290 million year old specimen of a giant horsetail fern trunk from the Late Carboniferous period, U.K

Asplenium monanthes, single-sorus spleenwort
Copper plate by Daniel Mackenzie from the original drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Christella dentata, downy wood fern
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Polypodium thelypteris

Meniscium reticulatum, giant reticulated fern
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771.. Illustration annotated Polypodium reticulatum

Lygodium volubile, climbing fern
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Ophioglossum scandens

Pteris denticulata, brake fern
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pteris dichotoma

Pteridium aquilinum, bracken
Finished watercolour by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771. Illustration annotated Pteris ciliata

Grevillea pteridifolia, fern-leaf grevillea
Finished watercolour by John Frederick Miller from an original outline drawing by Sydney Parkinson made during Captain James Cooks first voyage across the Pacific, 1768-1771

Fossil branches of Calamites
The fossil branches of Calamites sp. bearing leaves and cones; Palaeostachya and Asterophyllites. Specimen discovered in Wales, dating back to the Late Carboniferous period

Glossopteris, fossil plant
Shown here is Glossopteris, a fossil fern plant with tongue-shaped leaves with a net-like arrangement of veins

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