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Insect collection by James Petiver (1663-1)
This late 17th century insect collection is unique in that the specimens are mounted and preserved between sheets of the mineral mica

Snake skin

Rothschild fly
A mounted specimen of a Rothchild fly held at the Natural History Museum, London

Piltdown flints
Collection of Piltdown flints held at The Natural History Museum, London

Piltdown 1 jaw
Left lateral view of Piltdown 1 jaw. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Piltdown 1 jaw and Piltdown 2 left molar
Occlusal view of Piltdown 1 jaw with Piltdown 2 left molar. Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Piltdown 1 cranium
Five pieces that represent the Piltdown 1 cranium (not including jaw). Held at The Natural History Museum, London

Mantella pulchra, frog
This small frog specimens tissues have been cleared and the skeleton stained with alizarin. Specimen held at the Natural History Museum, London

Freshwater snails
Specimen jar containing some freshwater snails, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Bulinus sp. snails
Specimen jar containing snails (Bulinus). These snails act as intermediate hosts for the parasite of the tropical disease bilharzia. Specimens held at the Natural History Museum, London

Preserved Fish

Bulldog cranium 2004
Specimen number 2004.1034. Bulldog (male), Canis lupus familiaris

Plate 8 from Mineralogie
Mine de Fer Statique en Cretes de Coq sur un groupe de Cristaux de Roche. From Recuille complet de Mineralogie? vol.5 (1790) by F.L. Swebach Desfontaines

Lizard specimen held in the Darwin Centre
Lizard specimen in a spirit jar held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Pancheria rubrivensis
Specimen of (Pancheria rubrivensis) collected on 30.09.1914 in New Caledonia by R.H. Compton

Squid specimen
Specimen jar containing squid, held in the Darwin Centre at the Natural History Museum, London

Nesomimus trifasciatus, Charles mockingbird
A specimen of a Charles mockingbird (Nesomimus trifasciatus) collected in the Galapagos Islands during the Voyage of the Beagle

Paradisaea rudolphi, blue bird of paradise
Image of a male blue bird of paradise, Paradisaea rudolphi. New Guinea. From the Natural History Museum at Tring

Studying a fossil specimen
A visitor at the Natural History Museum, London handling a fossil specimen

Hepaticites arcuatus
Fossil from the Natural History Museum s, Palaeontology Department

Iris pseudacorus, yellow iris
Yellow iris pods and seeds. Many seeds are produced in traingular pods and are dispersed by water

Gallirallus dieffenbachii, Dieffenbachs rail
Photograph of Gallirallus dieffenbachii specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is extinct

Aramides gutturalis, red-throated wood-rail
The Red-throated Wood-rail (Aramides gutturalis) is an disputed extinct species of bird in the Rallidae family. This species is now considered invalid

Microgoura meeki, Choiseul pigeon
Photograph of Microgoura meeki specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is presumed extinct

Columba versicolor, Bonin wood pigeon
Photograph of Columba versicolor specimen. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Unakite

Opal in matrix specimen

Obsidian specimen

Rhodacanthis flaviceps, lesser koa-finch

Zosterops strenuus, Robust White-eye
Photograph of a Robust White-eye. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Turdus ravidus, Grand Cayman thrush
Photograph of a Grand Cayman thrush. Photographed by Harry Taylor, 2009. This species is now extinct

Composite brain picture
Image of a brain, composed of various flora and fauna

Shergottite Sayh al Uhaymir 008, found in Oman in 1999. Shergottites are silicate rocks that are divided into four subgroups. This specimen is about 10cm long

Slice of the lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482
A slice of lunar meteorite Northwest Africa 482. This meteorite is very rich in the feldspar mineral anorthite, which give it its pale colour

Slab of the Lueders meteorite
A slab of the IAB iron meteorite Lueders showing the size, shapes and distribution of silicate inclusions. The slab is about 10cm wide

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

The Sioux County eucrite
Photograph of the Sioux County eucrite, which is thought to have originated on the asteroid 4 Vesta. The sample weighs 153g

The Bustee aubrite
Photograph of the Bustee aubrite, a light-coloured meteorite containing brown oldhamite crystals

Piece of the Henbury iron meteorite
A pice of the Henbury iron meteorite, 28cm across, which once formed part of an asteroids core

The Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite
Photograph of the Beddgelert (H5) ordinary chondrite, clearly showing flecks of iron-nickel metal

The Parnalle ordinary chondrite
The Parnallee ordinary chondrite, part of the Parnallee meteorite that fell in India in 1857

The Barwell meteorite, showing a rock frgament formed by melting of a pre-existing planetary body; this indicates that plantesimals were present when chondrules formed

Ivuna meteorite
The Ivuna carbonaceous chondrite. This type of meteorite is the richest in volatile elements

Partially fusion-crusted stone
A 294g (10oz) partially fusion crusted stone from the Camel Donga eucrite strewn field. The orange/brown staining on the black, fusion crusted surface is staining from the local soil

Siena meteorite stone
One of the stones of the Siena meteorite shower, which fell over Siena, Italy in 1794

Chergach meteorite

Megascolia procer, wasp

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