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Red eared firetail Finch, Emblema oculataEmblema (Stagonopleura) oculata - 1894.10.26.95 Date: 1894
Western rosella, Platycercus icterotisTwo specimens of Western rosella, Platycercus icterotis - 1894.10.26.10 (top) and 1894.10.26.8 (bottom) Date: 1894
Hemibrycon taeniurus, Mountain spring sardine
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Coccyzus americanus1904 Colonsay specimen of Coccyzus americanus, held at the Natural History Museum at Tring Date: 1904
Dodo skeleton, Raphus cucullatusThe dodo is an icon of extinction, one of the first widely acknowledged cases of a species being wiped out by humans. There are so few complete dodo skeletons that we may never know exactly what they
Lacandonia schismaticaA member of the Triuridaceae, a family of saprophytes. Found only in the Lacandon rainforest in southeast Mexico
Ad鬩e penguin, Pygoscelis adeliaeAd鬩 e penguin specimen collected during Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition, by expedition surgeon Murray Levick
Pogonophryne scottiFish specimen collected by Scotts British Antarctic Expedition 1910-1913, also known as the Terra Nova expedition. It had a broad scientific programme and collected thousands of geological
Entomological Specimens from the Wallace CollectionDisplay showing differences in colouring between male and female butterflies of the same species. Wallace believed that males fight to compete for females but that female choice was not a factor
Turanophlebia, fossil dragonflyWith a wingspan close to 7 cm, Turanophlebia is one of several dragonflies rrecorded from the Jurassic Solnhofen Limestone of Bavaria
DamselflySpecimen held in the Natural History Museum Paleontology Department. This specimen is 34 million years old, and was found in Florissant, Colorado. This species is now extinct
Acropora, a scleractinian coralBranch, 9 cm long, of the scleractinian coral Acropora from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Fossil Holothurian or sea cucumberStaurocystis quadrifasciata, 6.5 cm long, from the Silurian, Wenlock Limestone of Dudley in Worcestershire, England
Palaeocoma egertoni, a fossil ophiuroidPalaeocoma egertoni, with arms 4.5 cm long, from the Jurassic of Dorest, England
Asterias gaveyi, a fossil starfishAsterias gaveyi, the oral surface, with an arm stretch of 18 cm, from the Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England
Actinocrinites sp. a fossil crinoidActinocrinites has a calyx which is conical and elongated and a rigid, domed tegmen made of numberous small plates. The calyx is monocyclic, I.e. a basal circle of plates supports the radial circlet
MilleporaBranching colony, 11 cm in height, of the hydrozoan Millepora from the Pleistocene of Aldabra in the Indian Ocean
English Insects illustration of Longhorn beetles by James BaIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781
English Insects illustration by James BarbutIllustrated plate from The Genera Insectorum of Linnaeus exemplified by various specimens of English insects drawn from Nature (1781) by James Barbut. Date: 1781
Ailsacrinus prattii, 3.4 cm wide, from the Jurassic of Bath, England, showing the underside of the calyx and arms
Trimerus, a fossil trilobiteFully preserved, 10 cm long specimen of the Silurian trilobite Trimerus
Fungia, coralFungia is a free-living scleractinian coral. In this large example, almost 10 cm in diameter, from the Pleistocene of Yemen
Deltoblastus, a fossil blastoidDeltoblastus, 1.5 cm in diameter, from the Permian of Timor. side view
Globoblastus sp. a fossil blastoidBlastoids are small echinoderms that consist of a stem, a calyx and arms. The calyx contained the soft body parts of the animal and is pyramidal to globular in shape
Isocrinus robustus, a fossil crinoidThe stalked crinoid Isocrinus robustus, 14 cm tall, from the Lower Jurassic of Gloucestershire, England, showing the calyx and arms
Castericystis vali, a fossil CarpoidCastericystis vali, 7 cm long with juvenile 0.8 cm long attached at the bottom of the stele, from the Middle Cambrian of Utah
Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic KingArticulated skeleton of an Canis sp. Eskimo Dog called Arctic King
Hypsilophodon skullHypsilophodons narrow mouth would have been suitable for picking out soft shoots and leaves. Narrow mouths allow animals to select food with more care. This specimen lived 125 million years ago
Hypsilophodon footHypsilophodons upper foot bones were long and the lower foot thin and flexible, very like todays running birds. This specimen which was discovered in England dates back 125 million years to
Iguanodon femurA fossil femur, or thigh bone that once belong to the bipedal herbivorous dinosaur, Iguanodon. This specimen shows marks where muscles were once attached to the bone
Plate 25 from Mineralogie Volume 1 (1790)Spath calcaire groupes sur mine de Fer en pyramide. Tire du Cabinet de Mr d Orcy. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie vol.1 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines. Date: 1790
Illustration, Stories from Puppyland -- specimen illustration from another pocket book, Topsy in Toyland, showing a little girl in a toy shop with her mother, trying to decide what to buy. Date: 1904
BAT Bantam I in original form with short-span aileronsNarwhal or narwhale, Monodon monoceros.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Spur-thighed tortoise, Testudo graeca.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Elephant beetle, Megasoma elephas.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Giant anteater, Myrmecophaga tridactyla.. Handcolored copperplate engraving from The Naturalists Pocket Magazine, Harrison, London, 1800
Bhutanitis (Yunnanopapilio) mansfieldi, two-tailed Bhutan glA two-tailed Bhutan glory butterfly collected by George Forrest in 1918. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London. Viewed from above
Botanical tree specimens, India. Date: circa 1890s
Archeopteryx / ReconstrucIn 1861, the discovery of the first intact specimen of this earliest and most prmitive known bird set off a firestorm of debate re. evolution & the role of transitional fossils Date: late 19th century
Isaac OliverISaC OLIVER miniature painter - he is holding a specimen of his art. Date: 1556 - 1617
Prototroctes oxyrhynchus, New Zealand graylingThe New Zealand grayling (Prototroctes oxyrhynchus) is an extinct fish of the genus Prototroctes, which lived in New Zealand. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
De Uitlandsche KapellenPlate 93 taken from De Uitlandsche Kapellen by Pieter Cramer, 1721-1776
Athene blewitti, forest owletDonated to the Museum in 1954 by Colonel Richard Meinertzhagen, it was discovered that he had in fact stolen the specimen from the Museum and changed its label
Agate Botswana
Harpia harpyja, harpy eagleA specimen of a harpy eagle (Harpia harpyja) on display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Bandages from a calf mummy
Dicynodon leonicepsRight side of skull with damaged tooth, eye and nasal aperture. From Gats River in the Sneewberg mountain range, South Africa and collected by W Guybon Atherstone