Oct 17, 2017 | Iconic Specimens
The oldest preserved plant specimen in the National Herbarium, Pretoria is Erica mammosa, which was collected by William John Burchell, ( 1781-1863) on the 31st January 1811 on the Cape Flats. Image: Pressed herbarium sheet in the National Herbarium, Pretoria of Erica...
Oct 17, 2017 | Iconic Specimens
The coelacanth was known from fossils dating from about 360 years ago and was thought to have gone extinct about 65 million years ago. In 1938 a specimen was caught by fishermen off the Eastern Cape coast and the Captain of the trawler notified the curator of the East...
