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LDGSL - LDGSL - Deposited papers series
615 - LDGSL/615 - Artwork for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' & 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge'
43 - LDGSL/615/43 - 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge': folio 4, sheet 43
Ref No
LDGSL/615/43/1
Title
Watercolour of the scales of Stagonolepis Robertsoni Agassiz
Date
1845
Level
Item
Extent
1 drawing
Format
Photograph/drawing/painting/print
Description
Watercolour detail of scales of Stagonolepis Robertsoni Agassiz, by Jonathan Stiven, Elgin, 1845. From the collection of Patrick Duff.
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Administrative History
The fossil was found in August 1844 in the spoil heap of a quarry in Lossiemouth, Morayshire. It is not a fish but a crocodile-like reptile with armoured bony plates.
Access Conditions
Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Language
n/a
Publication Note
Published as Agassiz, J L R, 'Monographie des Poissons Fossiles du Vieux Grès Rouge' (1844-1845), Tab 31, fig 13
ArchNote
Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorName
STIVEN | Jonathan | [c.1799]-1872 | geological artist
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates
DS/UK/598
STIVEN; Jonathan ([c.1799]-1872); geological artist
[c.1799]-1872
DS/UK/44
AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
1807-1873
DS/UK/2400
DUFF; Patrick (1791-1861); fossil collector
1791-1861
Places
Code
PlaceName
NA177
Moray
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