Images Dated 18th April 2013 (page 40)

Foraminifera and ostracods models
Bees wax models of foraminifera and ostracods made by Clive Sheppard for an exhibition in the Invertebrates Gallery, at the Natural History Museum, London

A Wealden mollusc, 1924
One of the preparators in the Geology Department, Frank Oswell Barlow, seen here with his reconstruction of a giant Wealden mollusc

Leedsichthys problematicus
David Martill standing infront of the fossilised tail of a Leedsichthys problematicus, the giant Middle Jurassic fish which is the largest fish known to have ever inhabited the Earths oceans

Iguanodon
The cranium of the herbivorous, bipedal dinosaur, Iguanodon. The complete skeleton of which is on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur lived 140 to 110 million years ago

Spermophila supercilaris
Plate 7 from Gyula Madaraszs Zeitschrift Fur Die Gesammte Ornithologie, Vol. 2, (1885) Annotated Spermophila superciliaris. This science name is no longer valid

Radiolarian model
Galls model of radiolarian by Blaschka, held at the Natural History Museum, London

Pond-dipping activities
Numerous school parties visit to enjoy pond-dipping within Museums Wildlife Garden. Photograph taken by Derek Adams in May 2003. Published in Wildlife Garden, 2004 by Roy Vickery page 59

Allosaurus
A detail of the skull of Allosaurus, the Upper Jurassic carnivorous dinosaur that lived 153 to 135 million years ago. On display at the Natural History Museum, London

Lanaria
From a manuscript by Robert Brown. Folio 64/173

20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 39, by David Measures
Ball point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his

Venus figurine from the Czech Republic
Female figure 27, 000 years old in fired clay from the Czech Republic (Dolni Vestonice). Gravettian culture, Upper Palaeolithic. On display in the Earth Galleries at the Natural History Museum, London

Lilium trigris, tiger lily pollen
Lilium tigris pollen grains, page 38 from Drawings by Francis Bauer depicting epidermis, hairs, pollen grains and Moustrosities

Drawer of botanical specimens from the Sir Hans Sloane collection. Held in the botany department at the Natural History Museum, London

20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 35, by David Measures
Ball point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his

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Foraminifera models
Model by Chaffer of foraminifera. Foraminifera are small, shelly marine creatures

Botany staff, March 1900. The Natural History Museum, Londo
Robert Hugh Bunting photographed his colleagues in a relaxed mood during March 1900

Discorbina species, foraminifera
Plate 11 no. 22 of original artwork by Heron-Allen and Earland, 1913, from the Heron-Allen Library at the Natural History Museum, London. Species from the Clare Island Survey, Co. Mayo, Ireland

Birthstone Series: Ruby
A gemstone specimen of ruby, the red variety of the mineral corundum (aluminium oxide). Ruby is the birthstone for the month of July. Specimen held in Natural History Museum, London

Wachendorfia

20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 32, by David Measures
Ball point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his

Arapaimo gigas, giant arapaimo
Specimen of the giant arapaimo (Arapaimo gigas), the worlds largest fresh water fish growing up to 5m long. Found in Brazil, Guyana and Peru

Picture No. 10717526

Trimeresurus albolabris, bamboo pit viper
Photograph ofTrimeresurus albolabris (Bamboo pit viper) wrapped around a tree branch

Bird-of-paradise
Plate 612 from Konrad Gesners Historia Animalium, Vol.3, (1555)

Lanaria
From a manuscript by Robert Brown. Folio 64/172

Picture No. 10717594

Foraminifera models
Ruess and Fric (1861) foraminiferal models re-mounted for display

Foraminifera models
Plastic models of foraminifera by Zach M. Arnold. Foraminifera are small, shelly marine creatures

Children examining tiger, c. 1927. The Natural History Muse
This white tiger was shot in the Rewa jungle in early 1925 by the Maharajah Gulab Singh. The Maharajah presented this animal to George V, who in turn loaned the specimen to the Museum in February 1926

Iguanodon
The cranium of the herbivorous, bipedal dinosaur, Iguanodon. The complete skeleton of which is on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur lived 140 to 110 million years ago

Portrait of Bates, Henry Walter (1825-1892)
Bates collections and notebooks are held at The Natural History Museum, London. Bates is best known for his publication Naturalis on the River Amazon, 1863 and his work on mimicry

20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 27, by David Measures
Ball point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his

Iguanodon
The cranium of the herbivorous, bipedal dinosaur, Iguanodon. The complete skeleton of which is on display at the Natural History Museum, London. This dinosaur lived 140 to 110 million years ago

Taxidermist working on wolf teeth, 1935
One of the several behind-the-scenes shots taken for the February 1935 edition of Weekly Illustrated, 1st Class Technical Assistant Percy Stammwitz adds final touches to the teeth of a wolf

Boys sketching giraffes, 1949. The Natural History Museum
For the really keen young naturalist aged between 10 and 15, a Junior Naturalists Club was established. Entry was gained by producing a piece of fieldwork to prove ones dedication to the study of

Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi, scarab beetle
A scarab beetle (Cynocephala hardyi Endrodi) from the collections of the Natural History Museum, London

Wachendorfia
From a manuscript by Robert Brown. Folio 64/192

Nepal tiger, 1913. The Natural History Museum, London

Platanus x hispanica, London plane leaves
London plane leaves fallen in the Natural History Museum Wildlife Garden. Photo taken on November 1997 by Sue Snell

Boys picnicking, 1948. The Natural History Museum, London
These boys appear to be on a school trip (incidentally breaking the rule of no eating in the public galleries), and would probably have visited the Childrens Centre

A collection of eggs from western Asia

Frog illustration
Plate 4 from 298 water-colour drawings of insects and larvae, Frankfurdt 1622 by Flegel, C

20th Century Art: Wildlife sketch no. 30, by David Measures
Ball point pen and watercolour. Not wishing to follow traditional methods of scientific illustration, Measures chose to develop a technique which enabled an immediate method of recording his

Carollia brevicauda, silky short-tailed bat
Juvenile silky short-tailed bat (Carollia brevicauda) photographed in Belize by Frank Greenaway

Nymphaea rubra, red indian water lily see 40246
Plate 1160 from the Fleming Indian Drawings Collection, c. 1790. Held in the Botany Library at the Natural History Museum, London

Solandra sp. cup of gold

Green Turtle
Figure 18 from By L.D. Brongersma, Publication 659

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