Ref NoLDGSL/614/3/72
TitleWatercolour of the skeleton of Clupea megaptera de Blainv.
Date[1832-1834]
Date NoteDate span Dinkel likely to have drawn from this collection, genus name indicates early drawing.
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour study of the skeleton of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Clupea megaptera de Blainv., by Joseph Dinkel, [1832-1834]. Found in Glaris [Glarus], from Wasserkirche à Zurich.

Note: marked 'Familia: 'Clupeoidie.'
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
ProvenanceFrom a folder marked 'Scomberoides'.
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Publication NoteNot published but species name mentioned in: Agassiz, J L R, 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844), Vol 5 (ii), p120.
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
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
NA568Glarus
NA73Switzerland
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