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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
613 - LDGSL/613 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'
3 - LDGSL/613/3 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 2 (part 2)
64 - LDGSL/613/3/64 - 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles': volume 2 (part 2), sheet 64
Ref No
LDGSL/613/3/64/1
Title
Watercolour of Microdus hexagonus Agassiz [Microdon hexagonus Agassiz]
Date
[1831-1833]
Date Note
Likeliest date span for artist
Level
Item
Extent
1 item
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Microdus hexagonus Agassiz [Microdon hexagonus Agassiz], by 'Rödler/Roedler', [1831-1833]. Locality: Solnhofen, from the Museum of Munich.
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Administrative History
Under modern taxonomy, the specimen is now Gyrodus hexagonus
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
n/a
Related Material
Original specimen held by the Staatliche Naturwissenschaftliche Sammlungen Bayerns, reference SNSB-BSPG AS VII 1073.
Publication Note
Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 2, Tab 69c, fig 5. Plate issued in 1842.
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Taxonomy and specimen location provided by Martin Ebert, 2022.
CreatorName
'RÖDLER' | ?T/J | fl 1831-1833 | natural history artist
Previous reference
LDGSL 613
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/44
AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
1807-1873
DS/UK/2103
'RÖDLER'; ?T/J (fl 1831-1833); natural history artist
fl 1831-1833
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA519
Solnhofen
NA74
Germany
NA534
Bavaria
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