Ref NoLDGSL/614/1/31
TitleWatercolours of teeth of Pleurodus Rankinei and Poecilodus obliquus
Date[1841-1843]
Date NoteWatermark of drawings from this collection, date of publication of drawings from Rankin's collection
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionFour watercolour studies of the teeth of the fossil fish Pleurodus Rankinei and Poecilodus obliquus, by Joseph Dinkel, [1841-1843]. Found in the Coal Measures, Lanarkshire, Scotland, from the collection of the 'Carluke Committee'.

[Note: the drawing is annotated 'Committee Carluke' but it is unclear what this means. However it was common for Agassiz to name specimens after their collectors, and as one is clearly named after Dr Daniel Reid Rankin it may be that it is from his collection.]

Sheet size: 238mm (w) x 213mm (h)
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Administrative HistoryCollected/drawn as part of the research for Louis Agassiz's 'Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles' (1833-1843/1844).
CustodialHistoryFrom an envelope marked "Jones Collection. Carb. Limestone, Armagh and Rankine & Carluke Comm. Coal Measures Scotland."
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Related MaterialTwo of the drawings (nos.3-4) are very similar to three specimens in the collection of the Hunterian Museum, Glasgow University, which once belonged to Rankin, now entitled 'Helodus rankinei', refs: GLAHM V2940, V2942 and V3631.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam
CreatorNameDINKEL | Joseph Wenceslas Anton | [1806-1891] | natural history artist
AGASSIZ | Jean Louis Rudolphe | 1807-1873 | palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist
SubjectUpper Carboniferous
Palaeoichthyology
Palaeontology
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/181DINKEL; Joseph Wenceslas Anton ([1806-1891]); natural history artist[1806-1891]
DS/UK/1104RANKIN; Daniel Reid (1805-1882); fossil collector1805-1882
Places
CodePlaceName
NA230Lanarkshire
NA67Scotland
NA481Carluke
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