Ref NoLDGSL/614/2/161a
TitleWatercolour of Eugnathus microlepidotus Agassiz [‘Furo’ microlepidotes (Agassiz, 1833)]
Date[?1833-1838]
Date NoteEarliest publication reference to specimen from this collection, death of Sternberg in 1838
LevelItem
Extent1 item
FormatPhotograph/drawing/painting/print
DescriptionWatercolour sketch of an almost complete, but fragmented specimen of the fossil fish Eugnathus microlepidotus Agassiz [‘Furo’ microlepidotes (Agassiz, 1833)], possibly by Joseph Rössert, [?1833-1838]. From Prague Museum, in the collection of Kaspar Maria von Sternberg.

Note: original marked 'Uraeus microlepidotus' but has been corrected.
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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 a folder marked 'Ptycholepis, Gyrolepis and Eugnathus'
Access ConditionsAccess is by appointment only. Please contact the Archivist for further information.
Languagen/a
Related MaterialOriginal specimen still held by the National Museum Prague, Department of Palaeontology, Czech Republic, reference NMP Uv1004.
ArchNoteBased on a listing made by Mahala Andrews (1977-1981), expanded by Caroline Lam. Modern taxonomy and specimen location provided by Martin Ebert (2021)
CreatorNameRÖSSERT | Joseph | [1808]-1876 | lithographer
Persons
CodePersonNameDates
DS/UK/44AGASSIZ; Jean Louis Rudolphe (1807-1873); palaeontologist, zoologist, and geomorphologist1807-1873
DS/UK/1122STERNBERG; Kaspar Maria von (1761-1838); palaeobotanist1761-1838
DS/UK/1111RÖSSERT; Joseph ([1808]-1876); lithographer[1808]-1876
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