Specimen Collection (page 17)

Dissected male Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A dissected male mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening testes. Specimen was collected from the River Thames

Dissected female Eriocheir sinensis, Chinese mitten crab
A dissected female mitten crab (eriocheir sinensis), showing the ripening ovaries. Specimen was collected from the River Thames

Swallowtail butterfly from the collections at the Natural History Museum, London

Marble, Africano Sanguigno
Specimen number BM 82628, from the Ruins of Ancient Rome

Trinucleus, a fossil trilobite
The pitted cephalic fringe is clearly seen in this 1.3 cm wide specimen of Trinucleus from the Ordovician of Wales

Trinodus, a fossil trilobite
Measuring less than a cm, this Scottich Ordovician trilobite Trinodus has a much reduced thorax between the larger head and cephalon

Ventriculites, sponge
A Cretaceous flint broken open to reveal the sponge Ventriculites with a root-like base

Dugong dugon, dugong
A dugong exhibit at the Natural History Museum, London

Collection of stuffed birds
Case of stuffed bird specimen on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Ammodorcas clarkei, Clarks gazelle
Photograph showing detail of the tail from a male Clarks gazelle skin specimen

Metatorbernite
A specimen of the mineral metatorbernite which contains uranium, copper and phosphorus. It is also radioactive

Homo sapiens (Singa 1) cranium endocast
An endocast of a heavily mineralized cranium once belonging to that of Homo sapiens who lived about 130, 000 years ago. This specimen was discovered in Singa, Sudan by W.R.G. Bond in 1924

Bird skins
Specimens from the Natural History Museum at Tring, part of the Natural History Museum, London

Northiella haematogaster, bluebonnet
Specimen of a bluebonnet (Northiella haematogaster). It inhabits inland regions of south-east Australia

Tail of a Glyptodon
The Glyptodon, a massive fully armoured mammal that lived during the Pleistocene period. Remains have been discovered in Argentina

Lawson plant specimens
Part of the plant collection attributed to John Lawson, collected in Carolina in 1710. Specimens held in the Sloane Herbarium at the Natural History Museum, London

Spirit jars containing small lizards
Specimens collected by Charles Darwin (1809-1882) during his Beagle Voyage, now held by the Natural History Museum, London

Dolomite
A specimen of the mineral dolomite (calcium magnesium carbonate) from Eugui, Navarra, Spain. This mineral was named after the French mineralogist Deodat de Dolomieu

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

Pitangus sulphuratus, great kiskadee
A male specimen of the great kiskadee (Pitangus sulphuratus) held at the Natural History Museum at Tring

Aviculopecten planoradiatus, bivalve
Fossilised relics of this fan-shaped bivalve. Bivalves are shelled creatures and first appeared in the middle Cambrian, some 520 million years ago, they are still common in todays oceans

Fossilised Eocene crab
Unidentified fossilised specimen of an Eocene crab found in Southern England, France and the USA. This specimen is 58 million years old

Shells from Sir Joseph Banks collection
Some of these shells featured in this museum drawer were collected during the first of Captain Cooks voyages 1768-1771

Mounted tortoise specimen
Photograph of a mounted tortoise specimen from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Heulandite crystal group on matrix, from Kilpatrick, Dumbartonshire. One of the group of Zeolites. Zeolites are microporous crystalline solids containing silicon, aluminium and oxygen

Spinel crystal and cut stone
Spinel (magnesium aluminium oxide) crystal from Ruby Mines, Mogok, Burma with spinel cut stone from Sri Lanka. Spinel is found in a red colour and has been previously mistaken for ruby

Lycoptera, bony fish fossil
Fossil of a bony fish found in jurassic China, 206-142 million years ago

Calamites sp. cast of trunk
Natural cast of trunk interior of Calamites sp. Approximately 40 cm in length. Curvature indicates that this specimen comes from near the base of the tree. Dates back to the late carboniferous period

Wallaces birds
Bird specimens (possibly Megalaima) collected by Alfred Russel Wallace

Oedura marmorata, marbled velvet gecko. Lectotype, catalogue number BMNH XXII 2b

Papaver nudicaule L, arctic poppy
Papaver nudicaule L. var. rubro-aurantiacum Fisch. Ex DC. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium, collected in Russia, 1948

Alcaea pallida

Lophognathus gilberti, gilberts dragon
Designated holotype of Lophognathus gilberti, gilbert?s dragon. Catalogue number BMNH 1946.8.28.69 (XXIII.44ce). M. Spirit specimen. rnPort Essington [collected 1838-1849]

Paeonia veitchii, veitchii peony
Dried specimen of Paeonia veitchii, veitchii peony stored in the museum herbarium, plant collected in 1945

Syringa pubescens turez. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Syringa vulgaris, lilac. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium

Paeonia corallina. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Origin Steep Aohimes, cultivated at Sedbury. Collected 21.5.06

Rhododendrum, loders white. Dried specimen taken from the museum herbarium. Flowers mauve-pink in bud, opening to pure white. No 2044, 14.5.1981

Rhododendron, dawns delight. Dried specimen taken from the museums herbarium. Flowers red, bell-shaped. Collected by BM(NH) staff 14.5.1981. no 2009

Hibiscus syriacus, rose of althea and Ketmia syrorum, flore albo. Dried specimens taken from the museum herbarium. Plants from Chelsea Physick Garden

Helianthus ovatus lehm. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Collected 5th September 1835

Papaver rhoeas L, common poppy. Collected on the 31 August 1983. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium

Papaver rhoeas, shirley poppy, double mixed. Cultivated at Threshelfords, Kelvedon, Essex. Collected on the 23 July 1981. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium

Hydrangea villosa hidcote. Dried specimen taken from the museums herbarium. Date 20.viii.1974. No 1081

Digitalis purpurea, common foxglove. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Presented by Colonel R Meinertzhagen, 1950

Tulipa greigii, red hiding hood tulip. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. 22.iv.1902

Hydrangea preziosa. Dried specimen from the museum herbarium. Date 20.viii.1974, No 1047. Cultivated plants from Hilliers Arboretum, England

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