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Description: | The reputation of the BRLSI is founded on its rich geological collections and represent a strength of the museum.
The 32 Plesiosaurs and Ichthyosaurs on loan to the National Museum of Wales were collected by Charles Moore (1814-1881), together with the 2700 other large specimens. Amongst these are an exceptional collection of well preserved Pelagiosaurs, fish, crustaceans and a good collection Tertiary fossils. In addition, there are about a million small fossils (micro-vertebrates) comprising a scientific resource of great significance.
Other collections contain at least 6,000 fossils and include: the Lonsdale collection assembled before 1829; over 200 cave fauna specimens from Kent's Cavern, Torquay, excavated and given by William Pengelly; and other excavated fossils from Mentone, France and Banwell Cave and Wookey Hole. These latter include teeth and bones of hyena, bear, rhinoceros, elephant, horse, cave lion, ox, reindeer, hog and wolf.
The mineral collection contains all the common minerals and many rare ones. They come from world-wide locations, though the collection is strongest on specimens from the south west of England. The number of specimens exceeds 4000 and was mainly assembled in the 19th century, with some 20th century additions, notably the Somerset mineral and ore-bearing rock sequence from Merehead Quarry donated by Charles Alabaster in the early 1980's.
The collection is supported by important archive material such as the geological notebook (1861-72) of the amateur geologist E C Davey; William Lonsdale's manuscript summary of the geology of the local area; and William Smith's 1815 printed geological map of England and Wales. There are also some large scale drawings used by Charles Moore in his lectures; early catalogues of donated specimens; and drawings and photographs of quarry sections. | Subjects: | Natural Sciences Fossils Geology Minerals | Source: | Cornucopia - Discovering UK Collections | Address: | 16-18 Queen Square
Bath,
BA1 2HP | FAX: | 01225 429 452 | Telephone: | 01225 312 084 | Identifier: | oai:www.cornucopia.org.uk:3869 | Go to resource |
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