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Collections
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Virginian
opossum found in the Staffordshire Moorlands
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Zoology
Collections
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery holds
around 100,000 animal specimens, the majority of
which are species which are found in and around
the Potteries. They cover most of the animal
kingdom from tiny invertebrates to larger
mammals. Highlights (depending on what type of
animal you are interested in!) include 22,000
land and freshwater molluscs, 4000 diptera
(flies), 18,000 lepidoptera (butterflies and
moths) and 7000 bird eggs.
Botanical Collections
We look after around 15,000 plant and fungi
specimens. These include about 6000 specimens
from Eric Edees, the author of ‘Flora of
Staffordshire’.
Geological Collections
The Potteries Museum & Art Gallery looks
after around 12,000 rocks, minerals and fossils.
These specimens have a particular focus on the
local area. Highlights of the collection include
around 900 mainly fish Carboniferous Coal Measure
fossils amassed by John Ward. We also hold
1000 north Midlands minerals collected by
W.A.S.Sarjeant.
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