| Ref No | LDGSL/838/Z/1/3 |
| Title | Murchison correspondence: letter from Achille de ZIGNO |
| Date | 22 Apr 1852 |
| Level | Item |
| Extent | 1 letter |
| Format | Document |
| Description | Murchison correspondence: letter from Achille de ZIGNO, Padua, 22 Apr 1852. Re: de Zigno's palaeontological collection; description of an isopodus crustacean found in the Eocene strata of the Euganean Hills; enthuses over his new interest in fossil plants; requests copy of John Phillips' Geology of Yorkshire' and any other written on the flora of Scarborough, as he believes there is a similarity between Rotzo and Grinthorpe; has acquired some specimens of fossil fish from Lebanon. |
| Access Conditions | Access is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information. |
| Language | English |
| ArchNote | Description by John Thackray; revised by Caroline Lam |
| CreatorName | ZIGNO | Achille de | 1813-1892 | botanist, geologist and palaeontologist |
| Subject | Eocene |
| Previous reference | LDGSL 838/M/Z1 |