| Ref No | LDGSL/589 |
| Title | Wood engravings of a Jurassic crinoid and three Silurian trilobites |
| Date | [1841] |
| Level | File |
| Extent | 4 prints |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Four wood engravings of fossils in the collection of John EVANS, by O Jewitt, [1841], comprising:
1) 'A new species of encrinite'. Discovered at Frome Selwood, Frome, Somerset, in the summer of 1835.
2) Homalonotus ludentsis, front and side views.
3) Homalonotus ludentsis, front and side views.
4) Asaphus longi-caudatus.
One of the specimens of the trilobite Homalonotus ludentsis was figured in Roderick Murchison's 'Silurian System' (1839, plate 7) and is now held by BGS, GSM 4783. |
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| Provenance | Presented by Evans, 23 February 1842. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Source: Thackray, J. "Separately published prints of fossils in nineteenth century Britain", 'Archives of Natural History', vol 12 (1985), pp175-199. Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | EVANS | John | fl 1833-1849 | Secretary and Treasurer of the Worcestershire Natural History Society |
| Subject | Crinozoa |
| Trilobita |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 589 |