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Fossil leaves (Glossopteris browniana) from New South Wales, Australia. Coal Measures, Carboniferous (L.10539) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Fossil leaves (Glossopteris browniana) from New South Wales, Australia. Coal Measures, Carboniferous (L.10539) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Woolly mammoth vertebra from Norfolk @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary Cenozoic The Cenozoic covers the period of time from 65 million years ago to the present day. After the mass extinction at the end of the Mesozoic, surviving plants and animals evolved rapi by akhenatenator
Megalodon shark tooth (Carcharodon megalodon) these teeth were once believed to be glossopetrae (petrified tongues of snakes or dragons) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary Cenozoic The Cenozoic covers the period of time from 65 million years ago to the present by akhenatenator
Gyroptychius fish (Gyroptychius agassizi) found in Harray, Orkney, Scotland (field collection by David Meredith Seares Watson) (L.8443) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Gyroptychius fish (Gyroptychius agassizi) found in Harray, Orkney, Scotland (field collection by David Meredith Seares Watson)

 

(L.8443) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Another smelly murex shell (Chicoreus cnissodus) found in the Indian Ocean along India, and the Pacific Ocean along Japan and New Caledonia (No.: EE.8150) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary #treasurehunt #staffquiz by akhenatenator

Another smelly murex shell (Chicoreus cnissodus) found in the Indian Ocean along India, and the Pacific Ocean along Japan and New Caledonia

 

(No.: EE.8150)

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#NaturesLibrary #treasurehunt #staffquiz
Fossil of Williamsonia Flower (Williamsonia pecten) from Whitby, Estuarine Series, Middle Jurassic (L.8044) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Fossil of Williamsonia Flower (Williamsonia pecten) from Whitby, Estuarine Series, Middle Jurassic (L.8044) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Manchester Museum by Miss Emma Gibbs
Manchester Museum by Miss Emma Gibbs
Manchester Museum by Miss Emma Gibbs
Fossil Ptilophyllum fern (Ptilophyllum pectinoides) from Whitby, Estuarine Series, Middle Jurassic (L.8647) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Fossil Ptilophyllum fern (Ptilophyllum pectinoides) from Whitby, Estuarine Series, Middle Jurassic (L.8647) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Fossil Sterculia leaf from USA @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Fossil Sterculia leaf from USA @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Manchester Museum by Miss Emma Gibbs
#birds #studyskins #whymuseumscollect #sparrowhawks #taxidermy #NaturesLibrary #deadzoo #deadark @mcrmuseum by akhenatenator
Dicranurus trilobite (Dicranurus sp.) found Erfoud, Er-Rachidia, Morocco LL.12482 @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Dicranurus trilobite (Dicranurus sp.) found Erfoud, Er-Rachidia, Morocco

 

LL.12482

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#NaturesLibrary
Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from the rivers of Australia @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Duck-billed platypus (Ornithorhynchus anatinus) from the rivers of Australia @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Phacops trilobite, found in Morocco (LL.12433) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Phacops trilobite, found in Morocco (LL.12433) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Challenger Medal awarded to Arthur Waters The Challenger Medal was awarded to naval officers and scientists who were on the expedition and to naturalists who helped produce the scientific reports. One of the people to receive the medal was Arthur Waters by akhenatenator
Yapok, or water opossum (Chironectes minimus) from the lakes and rivers of South America (A.666) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator
Western Capercaillie, male (Tetrao urogallus) from the pine forests of Europe and North Asia (BB.8907.2) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Western Capercaillie, male (Tetrao urogallus) from the pine forests of Europe and North Asia (BB.8907.2) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) from the forests in New Zealand (BB.8919.16) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Little Spotted Kiwi (Apteryx owenii) from the forests in New Zealand (BB.8919.16) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) found in the forests of New Guinea @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Raggiana bird-of-paradise (Paradisaea raggiana) found in the forests of New Guinea @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Manchester Museum by Miss Emma Gibbs
Porcupine Ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) dried skin. From the Indo-Pacific (D.1275.155) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary #staffquiz #treasurehunt There are about 1000 species of sharks, rays and skates. They have a backbone but their skeleton is made of cartilage by akhenatenator
Red faced black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) from the rainforests of South America (A.2366.22) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Red faced black spider monkey (Ateles paniscus) from the rainforests of South America (A.2366.22) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Porcupine Ray (Urogymnus asperrimus) dried skin. From the Indo-Pacific (D.1275.155) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary #staffquiz #treasurehunt There are about 1000 species of sharks, rays and skates. They have a backbone but their skeleton is made of cartilage by akhenatenator
Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) from the forests in Australia (BB.9037) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Red-tailed Black Cockatoo (Calyptorhynchus banksii) from the forests in Australia (BB.9037) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) from the rainforests of South America (BB.8905.15) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Blue-and-yellow Macaw (Ara ararauna) from the rainforests of South America (BB.8905.15) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Archaeopteryx (Archaeopteryx lithographica) cast by akhenatenator
Cast of fossil of Compsognathus (Compsognathus longipes) small therapod dinosaur from the late Jurassic Period. Original from Germany @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Cast of fossil of Compsognathus (Compsognathus longipes) small therapod dinosaur from the late Jurassic Period. Original from Germany @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) from the woodlands and grasslands of Western Europe @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Hedgehog (Erinaceus europaeus) from the woodlands and grasslands of Western Europe @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) found in the forests of Australia (A.317) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Lumholtz's Tree-kangaroo (Dendrolagus lumholtzi) found in the forests of Australia (A.317) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) from the forests of India (A.704) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa macroura) from the forests of India (A.704) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix) from the forests and moorlands of Europe and North Asia @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Hooded crow (Corvus corone cornix) from the forests and moorlands of Europe and North Asia @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Carrion crow (Corvus corone corone) from open woodland in Europe (BB.8960.41) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Carrion crow (Corvus corone corone) from open woodland in Europe (BB.8960.41) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Tuatara (Sphenodon punctatus) The two species of tuatara are only found in New Zealand. They are the only living members of a group of reptiles that was common around the world 200 million years ago. Tuataras are sometimes called 'living fossils', but th by akhenatenator
The Rochdale Scorpion Sparth is an area in Rochdale that can trace its history back 300 million years. In Prehistoric Sparth the land was covered with tropical swamps and alongside these grew huge leafy plants. Underneath the vegetation many types of an by akhenatenator
Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), from the stony outcrops of Africa. Donated by Lord Egerton of Tatton, 1941 (A.1223? A.273?) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Rock Hyrax (Procavia capensis), from the stony outcrops of Africa. Donated by Lord Egerton of Tatton, 1941 (A.1223? A.273?) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Asaphus trilobite (Asaphus expansus) from Russia @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary Understanding extinction Scientists use the Museum collection to help understand patterns of extinction in the past. They study when plants and animals became extinct and how m by akhenatenator
Smelly murex (Chicoreus cnissodus) found in the Indian Ocean along India, and the Pacific Ocean along Japan and New Caledonia (No.: EE.8150) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Smelly murex (Chicoreus cnissodus) found in the Indian Ocean along India, and the Pacific Ocean along Japan and New Caledonia (No.: EE.8150) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) from the plains and forests of North America (BB.8905.1) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Turkey vulture (Cathartes aura) from the plains and forests of North America (BB.8905.1) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Large Tree Shrew (Tupaia tana) from the forests of South Asia (A.220) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Large Tree Shrew (Tupaia tana) from the forests of South Asia (A.220) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) from the forests of the Philippines (A.2346.5) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Northern Luzon Giant Cloud Rat (Phloeomys pallidus) from the forests of the Philippines (A.2346.5) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) from the forests in Madagascar (A.2366.23) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Ruffed Lemur (Varecia variegata) from the forests in Madagascar (A.2366.23) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Malabar Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) from the forests in South-East Asia (B.980) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Malabar Pied-Hornbill (Anthracoceros coronatus) from the forests in South-East Asia (B.980) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England (A.1470/A.1541) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) from Helmsley, North Yorkshire, England (A.1470/A.1541) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Badger (Meles meles) from the woodlands of Europe and North Asia (A.2355.11) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Badger (Meles meles) from the woodlands of Europe and North Asia (A.2355.11) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Haggard's Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) from the grassy plains in Kenya (A.2382.13) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Haggard's Oribi (Ourebia ourebi) from the grassy plains in Kenya (A.2382.13) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Racoon (Procyon lotor) from North America, acquired from Mrs George Osborne, 5/3/1939 (A.1178) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Racoon (Procyon lotor) from North America, acquired from Mrs George Osborne, 5/3/1939 (A.1178) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) from the forests of North America (BB.8905.11) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) from the forests of North America (BB.8905.11) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary
Fossil fish (Priscacara sp.) Found in Wyoming, USA (LL.13985) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary by akhenatenator

Fossil fish (Priscacara sp.) Found in Wyoming, USA (LL.13985) @mcrmuseum #NaturesLibrary

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