 Another specimen bought in 1875 from the collection of William Cunnington, BMNH 46355, he failed to recognise.Leeds continued to collect "Leedsichthys" fossils that subsequently were acquired by British musea.In March 1898, Leeds reported to have discovered a tail which he on 17 March 1899 sold for £25 to the British Museum of Natural History, which exhibited it as specimen BMNH P.10000; a new inventory number range was begun for the occasion.