Extinction Collection

Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine (Thylacinus cynocephalus) in captivity at London Zoo. The species is believed to be extinct. Largest known carnivorous marsupial of modern times - became extinct in 1936

Fossils from the palaeozoic era
Life forms of the palaeozoic era (for identification of individual items, refer to the book page 13-14)

Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus), compact bird with curved, brown bill and brown feet, side view

Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Allosaurs were large carnivorous reptiles that lived during the late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago)

GEOLOGY: K-T boundary Sample of the K-T boundary claystone from the Sussex locality, Wyoming, USA
FG-ea-733 GEOLOGY: K-T boundary - Sample of the K-T boundary claystone from the Sussex locality, Wyoming, USA Sample is 18 mm thick

Allosaurus dinosaur, artwork. Allosaurs were large carnivorous reptiles that lived during the late Jurassic period (155 to 145 million years ago)

1770 Cuvier Mstricht Mosasaur
1812 Plate 1 of " the big fossil animal" (later named Mosasaur hoffmanii) from Vol. III, Cuviers " Ossamens Fossiles"

Animals and plants of the Carboniferous era
European landscape, with animals, during the Carboniferous Era

Permian landscape

Artists impression of Tyrannosaurus rex
Artists impression of a Tyrannosaurus rex at the moment when an incoming giant meteorite or asteroid led to the devastating changes on Earth that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs

1804 Megatherium Cuvier Plate
Copperplate, art by Laurilliard, engraving by Couet, (from Bru), Plate 1 in Cuviers account in " Annales du Museum National d Histoire Naturelle" 1804, Vol. 4, No 29

1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon 1861 Punch Dinosaurs & Comet cartoon
From Punch 41 (1861) page 34, July. " The age of the comet ascertained to a nicety. The antediluvians recognise an old acquantance of A.M. 1372"

1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World 1857 Zimmermans The Primitive World
1857 Engraved chromo lithograph frontispiece by Pannemaker from the French translation Edition of Zimmermans " Le Monde avant la Creation de L" Homme"

Dinner in Iguanodon dinosaur
1854 Illustrated London News January 7th, page 22. Dinner in the iguanodon model, at the Crystal Palace, Sydenham. Hosted 31st December 1853 by the Crystal Palace model maker Benjamin Waterhouse

Dodo - profile and rear studies
Two studies of the Dodo (Raphus cucullatus) - a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius, extinct since the mid-to-late 17th century

An imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period
5311905 An imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an imaginary landscape during the Tertiary period, showing groups of Palaeotheria and Anoplotheria)

The skeleton of a Megatherium
5307225 The skeleton of a Megatherium.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the skeleton of a Megatherium (Grand ground sloth)

An engraving depicting a reconstruction of the Miocene period showing Dinotherium, Mastodon and Rhinoceros
5311260 An engraving depicting a reconstruction of the Miocene period showing Dinotherium, Mastodon and Rhinoceros, 19th Century; (add.info.: Date: 1888); Universal History Archive/UIG.

An engraving depicting a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus. 19th Century
5311259 An engraving depicting a reconstruction of an Ichthyosaurus. 19th Century; (add.info.: Date: 1880); Universal History Archive/UIG.

A Megatherium
5312058 A Megatherium; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Megatherium, a genus of elephant-sized ground sloths endemic to South America that lived from the Early Pliocene through the end of)

The gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton
5311904 The gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton; (add.info.: Engraving depicting the gnomes of German legend excavating a Ichthyosaurus skeleton)

A Archaeopteryx
5308432 A Archaeopteryx.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting a Archaeopteryx, is a genus of bird-like dinosaurs that is transitional between non-avian feathered dinosaurs and modern birds)

Skull of a Triceratops
3507249 Skull of a Triceratops; (add.info.: Skull of a Triceratops, a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the late Cretaceous period)

Rhinoceros Bicornis. Engraved by P. Halpin 18th century
3052978 Rhinoceros Bicornis. Engraved by P. Halpin 18th century.; Private Collection.

An exhibit at St Petersburg Natural History Museum
5307325 An exhibit at St Petersburg Natural History Museum.; (add.info.: Engraving depicting an exhibit of mammoth skeletons and elephants at St Petersburg Natural History Museum. Dated 19th century)

Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror
5309977 Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Victoria Land and Mount Erebus and the extinct Mount Terror)

Engraving depicting Aporia Crataegi in it's butterfly, larvae and pupae stages, 19th century
5309284 Engraving depicting Aporia Crataegi in it's butterfly, larvae and pupae stages, 19th century; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Aporia Crataegi in it's butterfly)

Skull of a Triceratops
3507248 Skull of a Triceratops; (add.info.: Skull of a Triceratops, a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur that first appeared during the late Maastrichtian stage of the late Cretaceous period)

A very rare Madagascan Great Elephant bird egg (photo)
BON146513 A very rare Madagascan Great Elephant bird egg (photo); Private Collection; (add.info.: aepyornis is likely to have been extinct well before the turn of the 19th century; in appearance it)

Rare birds From Navigators' Islands: the Didunculus strigirostris, 1864. Creator: Pearson
Rare birds From Navigators' Islands: the Didunculus strigirostris or tooth-billed pigeon, 1864. Engraving from a drawing by E. Thomas

The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. Creator: Pearson
The Quagga in the Zoological Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, 1858. A male quagga has long been a desideratum in the society's menagerie [sic]

AI IMAGE - Dodo in a glass case in a museum, 2023. Creator: Heritage Images
AI IMAGE - Dodo in a glass case in a museum, 2023. The first recorded mention of the dodo (Raphus cucullatus), an extinct flightless bird living on the island of Mauritius

Extinction of the Buddha (nehan-zu). Creator: Unknown
Extinction of the Buddha (nehan-zu)

2020 British GP
SILVERSTONE, UNITED KINGDOM - AUGUST 02: An Extinction Rebellion demonstration in action at the circuit during the British GP at Silverstone on Sunday August 02, 2020 in Northamptonshire

Lithograph print from a rare work by G.H. Schubert entitled, Illustrated Geology and Paleontology, 1886. This series was published from 1896

King George VI on a hunting expedition in Nepal, 1950
3330149 King George VI on a hunting expedition in Nepal, 1950 by Brooks, Ernest (1878-1941); (add.info.: Photograph of King George VI (1895-1952)

Bramble cay melomys (Melomys rubicola), a small rodent that was endemic to a small coral cay in the Torres Strait. A few years ago

Africa Elephant texture pattern
Carlo Kaminski

Killing Birds of Paradise, New Guinea, 1908 (print)
540940 Killing Birds of Paradise, New Guinea, 1908 (print) by French School, (20th century); (add.info.: The European hunter has a gun)

An extinct inhabitant of New Zealand (litho)
976615 An extinct inhabitant of New Zealand (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: An extinct inhabitant of New Zealand. A Maori hunting a great moa)

Pterodactyls, Long-Necked Sea-Lizard, Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus, Length 22 feet, Cuttle-Fish or Belemnite (litho)
5209898 Pterodactyls, Long-Necked Sea-Lizard, Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus, Length 22 feet, Cuttle-Fish or Belemnite (litho) by European School

A Carnivorous Dinosaur, Megalosaurus Bucklandi (litho)
5209896 A Carnivorous Dinosaur, Megalosaurus Bucklandi (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Carnivorous Dinosaur, Megalosaurus Bucklandi)

A Gigantic Diver, Hesperornis Regalis (litho)
5209893 A Gigantic Diver, Hesperornis Regalis (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gigantic Diver, Hesperornis Regalis. Length 6 feet)

Group of Small Flying Dragons, or Pterodactyls (litho)
5209890 Group of Small Flying Dragons, or Pterodactyls (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Group of Small Flying Dragons, or Pterodactyls)

Great Ground-Sloth of South America, Megatherium Americanum (litho)
5209886 Great Ground-Sloth of South America, Megatherium Americanum (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Great Ground-Sloth of South America)

A Gigantic Horned Dinosaur, Triceratops Prorsus (litho)
5209902 A Gigantic Horned Dinosaur, Triceratops Prorsus (litho) by European School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Gigantic Horned Dinosaur, Triceratops Prorsus)

Study of a Dodo and a Guinea-pig, 1847 (watercolour with pen and ink on off-white paper)
1217768 Study of a Dodo and a Guinea-pig, 1847 (watercolour with pen and ink on off-white paper) by Spencer-Churchill, Charlotte Augusta Duchess of Marlborough (1818-1850)

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"Echoes of the Past: Tragic Tales of Extinction" Tasmanian Tiger or Thylacine: Once roaming the wilds of Tasmania, this enigmatic creature fell victim to human encroachment and relentless hunting. Fossils from the Palaeozoic Era: These ancient remnants provide a glimpse into a time when bizarre marine creatures ruled the seas, only to vanish forever. Mauritian Dodo (Raphus cucullatus): A compact bird with a curved brown bill and brown feet, its side view reminds us of an unfortunate tale where human interference led to its demise. Allosaurus Dinosaur Artwork: Imposing and fierce, these magnificent predators once roamed our planet but are now lost in time, leaving behind only their fossilized remains as evidence of their existence. 1770 Cuvier Mstricht Mosasaur: This colossal marine reptile dominated prehistoric oceans until it met its untimely end during Earth's tumultuous history. Animals and Plants of the Carboniferous Era: Lush forests teeming with giant insects and amphibians characterized this era before mass extinction events reshaped life on Earth forever. Permian Landscape: A snapshot frozen in time reveals a world brimming with diverse species that would soon succumb to one of the most catastrophic extinctions ever witnessed by our planet. Dodo - Profile and Rear Studies: The iconic symbol serves as a poignant reminder that no creature is safe from humanity's impact if we fail to protect them. The Huia - New Zealand Extinct Bird: With its unique beak shape and haunting song silenced forever, this beautiful avian species became yet another tragic casualty in mankind's wake. GEOLOGY K-T Boundary Sample from Wyoming USA : Within this thin layer lies evidence marking one of Earth's most devastating events, the demise of dinosaurs and countless other species.