Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/79b-c
TitlePencil sketches and rubbing of the ornament of a scale of Holoptychius Omaliusii Agassiz
Date[?1835]
LevelFile
Extent2 items
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionPencil sketches of the ornament on the scale of the fossil fish Holoptychius Omaliusii Agassiz and a pencil rubbing of the same, possibly sent to Agassiz by William Buckland, [?1835]. There are captions on both items stating that the scale was found by Jean Baptiste Julien d'Omalius d'Halloy in the lower shelly bed of Dudley limestone at the Castle north west of Namur, near Gembloux in 1835.

Note: Buckland's signature in pencil appears on one of the items.
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Administrative HistoryCollected as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843) but never published.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Related MaterialA drawing of the same specimen is at LDGSL/615 Folio 4, sheet 36 (2).
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
SubjectPalaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/11BUCKLAND; William (1784-1856); geologist and dean of Westminster1784-1856
DS/UK/801OMALIUS D'HALLOY; Jean Baptiste Julien d' (1783-1875); geologist1783-1875
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