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Hraschina Iron meteorite
Octahedrite. Hraschina, Croatia. Fell 1751.

Gemstone bouquet
Height 50 cm. Frankfurt, Germany, and Vienna. Around 1760.

Coelacanth
Latimeria chalumnae. Comoro Islands. Acquisition, 1973 and 1974.

Ganges Gharial pair
Gavialis gangeticus. Also Indian gavial. India. Mounted specimens, circa 1900.

Venus of Willendorf
Paleolithic Age. 29,500 years. Willendorf in Wachau, Lower Austria.

Hoe tusker
Prodeinotherium bavaricum. Frantisˇkovy Lázneˇ, Czech Republic. 16 million years.

Thylacine
Thylacinus cynocephalus. Also Tasmanian tiger. Tasmania, Australia. 1870.

Paleolithic Age. 31,000 years. Cavern at Mladecˇ, Moravia, Czech Republic.

Japanese giant spider crab
Macrocheira kaempferi. Japan. 1882.

Dodo
Raphus cucullatus. Mauritius. Skeleton acquisition, 1905.