Ref NoLDGSL/614/3/48
TitleWatercolour of the skeleton of Maena leptostea Agassiz/Pagellus leptosteus
Date[1832-1834]
Date Note1828 wmk but earliest dated drawing by Dinkel is from 1832; Genus annotation usually on earliest drawings
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of the skeleton of a complete specimen of the fossil fish Maena leptostea Agassiz/Pagellus leptosteus, by Joseph Dinkel, [1832-1834]. Found in Lebanon, from Zurich Museum.

Note: marked 'Familia: Sparoidei Cuv.'
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), but although description appears in vol 4, accompanying plate was never published.
ProvenanceFrom a folder marked 'Percidae, Sparidae'
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Publication NoteSpecimen is probably that referenced in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 4, p154 which was to appear in Tab 24, fig 3. The plate was never published.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
Previous referenceLDGSL 614
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
Places
CodePlaceName
NA291Lebanon
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