Ref NoLDGSL/613/3/50/2
TitleWatercolour of Gyrodus frontatus Agassiz [Gyrodus hexagonus (Blainville, 1818)]
Date[1836]
Date NoteDate of other numbered drawings in Roman numerals by this artist
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour and ink drawing, with structural details of scales, fin rays and a tooth, of the fossil fish Gyrodus frontatus Agassiz [Gyrodus hexagonus (Blainville, 1818)], by G A H Köppel, [1836]. Found in the lithographic limestone, Kelheim, from the collection of Georg Graf von Münster, Comte de Münster.

Lightly annotated at top of sheet 'XXXIII'
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Administrative HistoryGyrodus frontatus Agassiz, 1843 is ajunior synonym to Gyrodus hexagonus (Blainville, 1818).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Related MaterialOriginal specimen now housed in the Natural History Museum, ref: P 2096.
Publication NotePublished in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 68, fig 1-5. Livraison issued 1839.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Modern taxonomy provided by Martin Ebert (2021
CreatorNameKÖPPEL | G A H | fl 1836-1838 | natural history artist
Previous referenceLDGSL 613
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1031KOPPEL; G A H (fl 1836-1838); natural history artistfl 1836-1838
DS/UK/1032MÜNSTER; Georg Graf von (1776-1844); Comte de Münster; palaeontologist1776-1844
Places
CodePlaceName
NA533Kelheim
NA534Bavaria
NA74Germany
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