Natural history
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'Stan' Tyrannosaurus rex
dinosaur skeleton
Late Cretaceous; found 1987 · Abu Dhabi Department of Culture and Tourism
Bealiba gold nugget
gold nugget
discovered 26 June 1957 · National Museum of Australia
Phar Lap's skeleton
horse skeleton
1926–1932 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Haast's eagle specimen S.027773/2
Dr Philip Millener
collected 14 January 1990 · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Upland moa skeleton, Megalapteryx didinus
skeleton
c. 15,000 years old · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
Colossal squid specimen, Mesonychoteuthis hamiltoni
preserved specimen
Date unknown · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa
North Island Brown Kiwi specimen OR.025020
taxidermy / dry specimen
Date unknown · Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa