Date Note | Dinkel's arrival in Britain; final livraison |
Description | Watercolour study, with scale details, of an incomplete specimen of the fossil fish Eugnathus chirotes Agassiz [annotated later 'Conodus ferox'], by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1844]. Found in the Lias, Lyme Regis, from the collection of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen. Remains of a number in the corner.
Note: drawing references Agassiz, J L R, 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/4), vol 2, part 2, p102, but was not published. |