Images Dated 17th April 2013

Ichthyosaurr, Plesiosaurus, Pterodactylus

Duria Antiquior - A more ancient Dorset by Sir Henry Thomas De la Beche. This collection of marine and avian reptiles could be found in Europe during the early Jurassic period about 200 million years ago

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

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Hominid crania

L to R: Australopithecus africanus; Homo rudolfensis; H.erectus; H. heildebergensis; H. neanderthalensis and H. sapiens. Arranged in chronological order these specimens (casts) illustration human evolution

© Mary Evans / Natural History Museum

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Crysotile asbestos

Scanning electron micrograph of 5-Fold symmetry in crysotile asbestos. Magnification on the 5'x4 transparency = X 600, 000. Credit to the Natural History Museum and Barbara Cressey of the University of Southampton

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