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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
Serpentine cupA mottled serpentine ornamental cup or tazza on a black marble base. The mineral serpentine is composed of (magnesium iron silicate hydroxide)
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
Wallaces Long armed beetleEuchirus longimanus, a long armed scarab beetle collected by Wallace in Amboyna, the Molucca Islands, Indonesia
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
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
Diamond in pebbleA solitary diamond in conglomerate, from Golconda, India
Ursus maritimus, Polar bearPart of the collection amassed by Walter Rothschild in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. On display at the Natural History Museum at Tring
Diorite intruded by micrograniteGeological 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
AquamarineThis Russian gem is about the size of a peach and weighs 898 carats
Basaltic dyke, collected by Dr Benza in Neilgherries, India, c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 649
Agate geode
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
MorganiteThis gemstone is 600 carats and one of the worlds largest Morganite specimens
Opal in its natural form. The boulder has been split open to reveal the shimmering opal inside
Limestone lamp, Magdalenian, from FranceLimestone lamp of Magdalenian age, 11, 000 - 18, 000 years old (Upper Palaeolithic) from La Mouthe, France
Bandages from a calf mummy
Feldspar, collected by Dr Benza c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 650
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
Diamond flower broochVictorian diamond-encrusted flower with a sapphire at its centre
Cyanoramphus ulietanus, Raiatea parakeet
Butterscotch wulfeniteA large specimen of the mineral wulfenite from the Glove Mine, Arizona, USA
Tourmaline cut stones see 666A group of tourmaline cut stones. Tourmaline is the name given to a group of eleven minerals which all have a general chemical formula
Dendroligotrichum dendroidesMoss specimen collected by Darwin on Tierra del Fuego in 1833
Eastmanosteus, Gogo fishThe Gogo fish, Eastmanosteus, was one of the first ever fossils extracted using acid
Basalt tuff, collected by Dr Benza at a hillock just north of Napoleons Tomb, St Helena, c.1837. NHM specimen number: BM 861
Gneiss is a metamorphic rock. This specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London
Black opal131-carat black opal found in the Lightning Ridge area of New South Wales, Australia
EmeraldPossibly from the collection of Rt Hon Charles Greville in 1810. Emerald is a variety of beryl (beryllium aluminum silicate). The green colour attributed to small amounts of chromium
Phiolophus vulpiceps. Skull of a dawn horse found in Harwich
Yellow sapphire from Sri Lanka, 101 carats. Acquired by the museum in 1874
Sir John Lubbocks pet waspSir John Lubbock (1834 - 1913) caught this wasp in the Pyrenees and kept it as a pet until its death 10 months later
