Date Note | Date of Agassiz's arrival in Britain; dates given to other similar drawing. Hybodus named by Agassiz in 1837 |
Description | Ink sketches of 'Doricthyolites' [fin spines of ?Hybodus], plus spikes and bones from sting rays and dogfish found in Lyme Regis, by Henry Thomas de la Beche, [1834-1837]. On the reverse of the sketches are detailed descriptions, in De la Beche's hand, of the specimens he has drawn, referencing the collections of Charlotte Murchison and Elizabeth Philpot. |
Administrative History | Collected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844). |