Ref NoLDGSL/616/2/73/2
TitleWatercolour of a tail of Chondrosteus acipenseroides Agassiz
Date[1834-1858]
Date NoteEarliest date which this artist could draw this collection, date of publication of Egerton paper
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour of the tail of the fossil fish Chondrosteus acipenseroides Agassiz, by Joseph Dinkel, [1834-1858]. Probably from the Lias, Lyme Regis, in the collection of William Willoughby Cole, 3rd Earl of Enniskillen. Unpublished.
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Administrative HistoryFirst reference to species in Agassiz, J L R. 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles', vol II, pt2 (1843), p280. Species first figured in Egerton, P M G, “On Chondrosteus, an Extinct Genus of the Sturionidae, Found in the Lias Formation at Lyme Regis”, ‘Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London’, vol 148 (1858).
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
LanguageEnglish
Publication NoteNot published
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
SubjectLower Jurassic
Previous referenceLDGSL 616
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
DS/UK/112COLE; William Willoughby (1807-1886); 3rd Earl of ENNISKILLEN; palaeontologist and politician1807-1886
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
Places
CodePlaceName
NA522Lyme Regis
NA2Dorset
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