specimen

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"When I found the specimen back in 2015 on the beach in Devon, I had no idea what it was because there was so little of it exposed," added Dr. Rob Coram.

From Science Daily

The Darwin specimen is especially notable because it is roughly 15 million years older than other known cardabiodontids and had already reached the extremely large size typical of the group.

From Science Daily

It also contains hundreds of valuable preserved animal specimens, some of which are now extinct, according to Abdalla.

From Seattle Times

She pinched the thick red fabric between her thumb and held it up to my face like a specimen.

From New York Times

MMX will gather samples using two methods: a coring sampler on an extendable arm to collect specimens from deeper than two centimeters and a pneumatic sampler to kick up material from the surface.

From Scientific American