Date Note | Watermark of drawings from this collection, date of publication of drawings from Rankin's collection |
Description | Watercolour study of a skull from the fossil fish Megalichthys, by Joseph Dinkel, [1841-1843]. Probably found in the Coal Measures, Carluke, Scotland, from the collection of the Carluke Committee.
Notes: Drawing is captioned 'Committee Carluke' but it is unclear what this means, it may be connected to Dr Daniel Rankin from Carluke. The drawing has no identifying caption, the genus is suggested by Mahala Andrews. |
Administrative History | Collected as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843) but never published. |