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Ref No	LDGSL/613/4/93/7
Title	Watercolours of a jaw bone of Chimaera (Elasmodus) Greenoughi Agassiz
Date	[?1835]
Date Note	Fossil genus first recognised by W Buckland in 1835; date when the artist was in Britain.
Level	Item
Extent	1 item
Format	Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description	Watercolours of a jaw bone of the fossil fish Chimaera (Elasmodus) Greenoughi Agassiz, possibly by Jacques Bourkhardt, [?1835]. From the Museum of the Geological Society.
Thumbnail	$34\81227e-af6d-4a4c-825e-5a78e073672f.jpg$
Administrative History	Likely to be the specimen referenced in: Buckland, W, "On the fossil beaks of four extinct species of Fishes, referrible to the genus Chi- msera, that occur in the Oolitic and Cretaceous formations of England" [1835], Proceedings of the Geological Society, vol 2 (1838), pp205-206.
Access Conditions	Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language	n/a
Publication Note	Published in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 3, Tab 40, fig 13-14, livraison issued 1838.
ArchNote	Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName	BOURKHARDT \| Jacques \| [1808]-1867 \| 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/39	Museum of the Geological Society of London; 1808-1911	1808-1911
DS/UK/1035	BOURKHARDT; Jacques ([1808]-1867); natural history artist	[1808]-1867

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