| Ref No | LDGSL/616/2/20/3 |
| Title | Watercolour of Pleuropholis crassicaudus Egerton |
| Date | 1853 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 2 items |
| Format | Photograph/drawing/painting/print |
| Description | Watercolour study of an almost complete specimen of the fossil fish Pleuropholis crassicaudus Egerton, by Joseph Dinkel, 1853. Found by Mr W Brodie of Swanage in the 'Insect Bed', Durdlestone Bay [in bed 106 in Mr Austen's table of the Purbeck strata], in the collection of the Rev Peter Bellinger Brodie.
Also, thumbnail ink sketch, possibly of same species, by unknown artist, [nd].
'Austen's table' appears in: Austen , J H "A guide to the Geology of the Isle of Purbeck and the South-West coast of Hampshire", Blandford: W Ship (1852). |
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| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | n/a |
| Publication Note | Black and white lithographic version of drawing with description of fossil published in 'Memoirs of the Geological Survey...illustrative of British Organic Remains', Decade IX'. London: Longman, Green, Longman and Roberts (1858), p1, plate VII, fig 2. |
| ArchNote | Based on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | DINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 616 |