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Accession No	1805.61
Name/Title	Thylacinus cynocephalus (Tasmanian Tiger); mount
Primary Prod Place	Tasmania/Australia
Measurement Reading	52.5 x 138 x 37.5cm
Credit Line	Exceptional mounted specimen of an extinct species.

Accession No	1805.357
Name/Title	MOKOIA METEORITE
Primary Prod Date	26 Nov 1908
Primary Prod Period	20th century
Primary Prod Place	Mokoia/South Taranaki/Aotearoa/New Zealand
Measurement Reading	13.5 x 14.5 x 8cm 10 x 6.5 x 7cm
Credit Line	Two pieces from the main specimen of a rare form of meteorite that fell on the South Taranaki coast on 26 November 1908. Made from carbonaceous chondrite, an organic form of carbon, it was only the fourth ever meteorite seen to fall in New Zealand, and it created much international interest.

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