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Specimen: Venus eel. 💗
Perfect for love potions and capable of melting even the iciest heart.

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2018-06-03

Looking forward to seeing the exhibit . Photos and reconstruction of the type specimen of Antarctosuchus, from my JVP article with Seb Steyer and Bill Hammer.

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2018-06-02

"A Specimen of the Botany of New Holland" (1793-95) was the 1st published scientific book dedicated to Australian flora. It features engravings prepared by James Sowerby based partly on drawings by convict artist Thomas Watling: https://t.co/1kdms7YyuG

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2018-05-19

Serra Magna⠀
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We have yet to observe a living specimen of Serra Magna. Analysis of the stomach content remains suggest her to be the first mermaid species known to prey on her own kind.⠀
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https://t.co/cL0IQ8hMyJ

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2018-05-18

Solanum dulcamara

Left: specimen collected in Whitechapel by Liz Davis, 2017
Right: Flora Londinensis, vol. 1, William Curtis, 1777

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2018-05-12

Sue is the largest, most extensive & best preserved Tyrannosaurus Rex specimen ever found at over 90% recovered. It was discovered in August 1990, by Sue Hendrickson, & is named after her. The fossil was auctioned for $8.3 million, the most ever paid for a fossil.

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2018-05-04

If this beautiful weather is making you want to go on an adventure, why not try a digital expedition instead? Help transcribe Kew's Specimens from Australia and Pacific Islands. Sign up, choose your expedition and start transcribing! https://t.co/SXfr2VYpEJ

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2018-04-19

The sister of Cicely Mary Barker ran a kindergarten and the little children became Cicely's much loved models. She painted the plants from life and if she couldn't find the specimen needed, it was often provided by Kew Gardens staff.

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2018-04-19

Both fossil specimens of Prejanopterus show a snout curved to the left. If this is not distortion of the fossil, Prejanopterus is surely one of the weirdest https://t.co/OJgmPKFOga

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2018-04-19

always an excellent booty specimen

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2018-04-05

was the flat-headed crocodile from northern Africa Aegisuchus witmeri. I stumbled across the specimen in a drawer at the ROM. Named after Larry Witmer.

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2018-04-02

authors et al. are investigating the evolutionary history of polycotylid plesiosaurians through the reinterpretation of the holotype specimen of Thililua longicollis, and clarify its cranial anatomy https://t.co/v8pjNZQXKx

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2018-03-30

I'm imagining the decay of museum specimens as eroding and crumbling away due to pesky infestations of crystal growth. Also, a fun experiment!

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2018-03-29