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Priscacara clivosa, fossil fish
A fossilised fish originating from the Eocene epoch 58-37 milion years ago. Found in Wyoming, USA

Canna flaccida, swamp canna
Drawing 48 (Ewan 26) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Abraham Lincoln (1809-1865)
Portrait of Abraham Lincoln, the sixteenth president of the United States of America from 1861 until his assassination by John Wilkes Booth in 1865

Elrathia kingii, trilobites
Elrathia kingii in rock matrix, from Middle Cambrian, Wheeler Shale, House Range, Utah, USA

View from upper bridge, Nuuanu Valley looking seaward. Oahu
A photograph taken during the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger (1872-1876) funded by the British Government for scientific purposes

Silver on Copper
A deposit of elemental, native silver (Ag) on native copper (Cu). Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London originally from Houghton Co. Michigan, U.S.A

The Beardsley H5 ordinary chondrite
Beardsley fell in Kansas, U.S.A in 1929. Its fine-grained texture, with poor chondrule resolution indicate that it has experienced thermal metamorphism

Achatinella sp. Oahu tree snails

Zincite comprises of (zinc oxide). It is an important ore of zinc, and almost exclusive to one mining locality in New Jersey, U.S.A. Specimen from the Natural History Museum, London

Sassafras obtusum
Cretaceous fossil leaf from Dakota Group, Kansas, U.S.A. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

The Great Alatchua Savanah in the province of East Florida
Drawing 26 (Ewan 57) from the Botanical and zoological drawings (1756-1788) by William Bartram

Mark Catesbys Natural History... Title Page
Title page from The Natural History of Carolina, Florida and the Bahama islands (1731-43) Vol. 1 by Mark Catesby

Petrified wood
Close-up showing the petrified wood from the coniferous forest, Arizona, U.S.A dating back to the Triassic period 200 to 251 million years ago

Myadestes woahensis, amaui
Photograph of Myadestes woahensis specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

The Estherville mesosiderate
The Estherville mesosiderite formed after a catastrophic collision between two asteroids. Mesosiderites are an irregular jumble of metal grains and angular pieces of rock

Peridot group
Fine cut peridot of 146 carats (centre) with crystals and rough mass (right) from Zebirget, and Hawaiian basalt containing olivine crystals (left)

Benitoite crystal and cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate) mineral

Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, conifer
Polished section through the trunk of Araucarioxylon arizxonicum, the dominant conifer of Petrified Forest National Park, Arizona, USA. Width approx. 25 cm. Dates back to the Late Triassic period

Stylemys nebrascensis, tortoise carapace
Depicted here is the carapace or shell of the Oligocene tortoise (Stylemys nebrascensis). Specimen originates from Western U.S.A

Calcite comprises of (calcium carbonate) and is one of the most abundant minerals on Earth. Specimen originates from Tennesee, U.S.A. now at the Natural History Museum, London

Benitoite cut stone
Benitoite was discovered in 1906 near the San Benito river in California which remains the only known locality for this (barium titanium silicate mineral)

Rutile
A specimen of the mineral rutile (titanium oxide) which is a major ore of the metal titanium. This specimen is from Graves Mountain, Lincoln County, Georgia. USA

Map from journal
Printed map of the East coast of America (Florida, Georgia and Alabama) with crayon, by William Bartram (1739-1823). 180 x 280 mm

Travels map of east coast of Florida
Engraving by William Bartram (1739-1823), 1791. Size: 255 x 195 mm. Original artwork held by the Natural History Museum

The Great Alachua Savanah in the province of East Florida
Pen and ink by William Bartram (1739-1823), 1775. Original artwork held in the Natural History Museum, London. 204 x 250 mm

Tourmaline crystal
A bi-coloured pink and green tourmaline crystal from California

Judas Repents in Temple
Judas said, I have sinned, in that I have betrayed the innocent blood, and they said, what is that to us? See thou to that. And he cast down the pieces of silver

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