Extinction Collection (page 6)

WPC with children at London Zoo conservation event
A Metropolitan Police WPC poses for her photograph with three children and one adult at London Zoo, where they are taking part in a Conservation in Action event

Group of people on Westminster Beach, London
A man and woman with three children and an inflatable dolphin on " Westminster Beach", an area of sand in a London park

Notornis
Rare flightless New Zealand bird, the notornis. The Illustrated London News notes that, the Notornis was first discovered in fossil form before it was ever seen alive

Fossilized Dinosaur nest with eggs, discovered in 1977, Gelbent, Southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Tyrannosaurus Rex, recontructed fossil skeleton, American Museum of Natural History, New York, U. S. A
Tyrannosaurus Rex, recontructed fossil skeleton, American Museum of Natural History, New York, U.S.A

Fossilized Dinosaur nest with eggs, discovered in 1994, Algui Ulan Tsav, Southern Gobi Desert, Mongolia

Ammonite fossil in exposed rock on beach, Chapmans Pool, Dorset, England, november

Ammonite fossils exposed in rock on beach, near Lyme Regis, Jurassic Coast World Heritage Site, Dorset, England, october

Tyrannosaurus Rex, Sue, recontruction of largest T. Rex fossil skeleton ever found, Alaska Museum, U. S. A
Tyrannosaurus Rex, Sue, recontruction of largest T. Rex fossil skeleton ever found, Alaska Museum, U.S.A

Forest fire, conceptual artwork
Forest fires, conceptual artwork. Bird with plumage depicting a developing fire burning through a forest. This could represent the threat to animals through the destruction of their environments by

Death of the dinosaurs. Artists impression of a pair of Tyrannosaurus rex succumbing to the savage onslaught of a global winter brought on by a comet impact with Earth

Tyrannosaurus rex fleeing from an asteroid strike
Death of the dinosaurs. Artwork of the dinosaur Tyrannosaurus rex watching an approaching asteroid or comet core which is about to strike the Earth

Artwork of the death of the dinosaurs
Dinosaur extinction. Artwork of the death of the dinosaurs after the Earth was struck by a comet or asteroid 65 million years ago

Coelophysis dinosaur, computer artwork. Coelophysis bauri was one of the earliest true dinosaurs, appearing in what is now North America in the late Triassic period

Giant Allosaurus dinosaur. Artwork of Allosaurus (or Saurophaganax) maximus, a giant carnivorous dinosaur from the late Jurassic period, about 150 million years ago

Liopleurodon. Artwork of a Liopleurodon swimming. This extinct genus of marine reptile lived around 160-155 million years ago. It belongs to the group of animals known as short-necked plesiosaurs

Velociraptors view an asteroid strike
Death of the dinosaurs. Computer illustration of Velociraptor sp. dinosaurs watching an asteroid or comet core as it rushes towards the Earth

Computer image of the death of the dinosaurs
Dinosaur extinction. Computer enhanced image depicting the extinction of the dinosaurs. A Gasosaurus constructus dinosaur skeleton is seen with a falling comet or meteorite

Torosaurus dinosaur in an icy landscape
Dinosaur extinction. Computer illustration of a Torosaurus dinosaur standing in an icy landscape. Some scientists believe that dinosaurs

Repairing Earth. Conceptual computer artwork of scaffolding on the Earth. This could represent repairing the worldwide environment

Artists impression of asteroid super impact
Artists impression of a super-impact. A very large asteroid, about 800km in diameter, strikes the Earth. The energy of the impact, equivalent to about 5 trillion nuclear bombs

Cretaceous-Tertiary Impact, artwork
Cretaceous-Tertiary Impact. Computer artwork of a large asteroid hitting Earth 65 million years ago. The impact formed the Chicxulub crater on Mexicos Yucatan Peninsula

1855 Zimmermans Primitive World
Chromo lithograph from the first German edition of Zimmermans " Die Wunder der Urwelt" (The Wonder of the Primitive World" )

Teloschistes chrysophthalmus
Golden eye lichen (Teloschistes chrysophthalmus) growing on blackthorn. This is extremely rare in UK, formerly thought to be extinct

1673 Cryptozoology Mapinguari, mylodon
1673 Albertus Montanus copperplate from the German edition of his Dutch " The New World". A strange creature being pursued by colonials in the jungles of Brazil

1839 Darwins Falkland Island Fox Extinct
The extinct Falkland Island Wolf or Fox. Hand coloured lithograph, Plate IV, The Zoology of the Voyage of H.M.S. Beagle, edited and superintended by Charles Darwin

1778 Falkland Islands Wolf Fox Extinct
1778 " The Wolf Fox of Faulklands Islands", a copperplate engraving from Commodore Byrons " An account of a Voyage Round the World"

1770 Mstricht Mosasaur Cave entrance
1798 Copperplate engraving with its original handcolouring from Volume III of J.L Bertuchs " Bilderbuch fur Kinder". Mosasaur hoffmanii

1731 Johann Scheuchzer bible flood world
1731 Folio size engraving with later hand colouring showing the progress of the biblical flood across the Earth from Johann Scheuchzers Physica Sacra

1812 Jeffersons Megalonyx by Cuvier
Plate by Laurillard engraved by Couet together with french Text On the Megalonix, both pages from Cuviers 1812 " Ossamens Fossiles"

1812 Egyptian Ibis & Cuviers evolution 1812 Egyptian Ibis & Cuviers evolution
Composite of three plates (by Balzac) from Cuviers " Ossamens Fossiles" 1812. Left - a mummy skeleton from Thebes, middle - the modern sacred ibis

1833 Fat Dodo from the Penny Magazine
Woodblock print with later handcolouring from the Penny Magazine (London, June 1, 1833). Print after similar painting by C. Edwards 1750 and particularly the painting by W. Hodges 1773

1770 Mstricht Mosasaur
1798 Copperplate engraving map with its original handcolouring from Volume III of J.L Bertuchs " Bilderbuch fur Kinder". Mosasaur hoffmanii

British large Blue butterfly colln. 1865
Male Large Blue butterfly, Maculinea eutryphon, collected in 1865. It is here surrounded by other extant UK blue butterfly species

Mummified Ibis & Cuviers evolution Mummified Ibis & Cuviers evolution
Mummified Ibis Head from Egypt (Ptolemaic period 305-30 B.C.) together with English translations of Cuviers " Revolutions of the Surface of the Globe"

1830 Baron Georges Cuvier palaeontologist
George Cuvier, naturalist, comparative anatomist and palaeontologist (23 August 1769 - 13 May 1832). Portrait engraving by James Thompson

1607 Tiger by Topsell
" Of the Tiger" a 1607 engraving with later tinting from Edward Topsells " History of four Footed Beasts"

1770 Mstricht Mosasaur discovery
1798 Copperplate engraving with its original handcolouring from Volume III of J.L Bertuchs " Bilderbuch fur Kinder". Mosasaur hoffmanii

Coelophysis dinosaurs, artwork
Coelophysis dinosaurs. Computer artwork of one male and two female Coelophysis dinosaurs in a forest of prehistoric Araucaria evergreens

Tarbosaurus dinosaur, computer artwork
Tarbosaurus dinosaur. Computer artwork of an Tarbosaurus, a large bipedal predator belonging to the same family as Tyrannosaurus Rex (Tyrannosauridae)

Monolophosaurus, computer artwork
Monolophosaurus dinosaur. Computer artwork of a Monolophosaurus, a carnivorous theropod dinosaur that lived in the Late Jurassic Period (150-135 million years ago)

Aucasaurus dinosaur, computer artwork
Aucasaurus dinosaur. Computer artwork of an Aucasaurus, a medium sized dinosaur from Argentina that existed during the late Cretaceous, around 100 to 65 million years ago

Zuniceratops, artwork
Zuniceratops, computer artwork. Zuniceratops was a ceratopsian (horned-face) dinosaur that inhabited what is now New Mexico, USA

Neolithic mammoth hunt
Hunting the mammoth in southern France during the Stone Age (Neolithic era)

Butterfly Goodeid: live- bearing desert fish believed extinct until rediscovered in a swimming pool in Western Mexico
PM-10212 Butterfly Goodeid Ameca splendens live-bearing desert fish believed extinct until rediscovered in a swimming pool in Western Mexico

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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.