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Dipterus [drawing].

BIB_ID
410677
Accession number
MA 13947.3
Creator
Cuvier, Georges, baron, 1769-1832.
Published
not before 1828
Credit line
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Notes
The genus Dipterus was established by Cuvier in the year 1828 on the basis of fossils provided by Roderick Murchison.
With a note at bottom reading, "Original sketch of Cuvier restoration of - Dipterus."
3 1/4 x 8 15/16 inches (84 x 228 mm)
Provenance
Bequest of Gordon N. Ray, 1987.
Summary
Sketch of a specimen of an extinct lungfish of the genus Dipterus.
Medium
graphite on paper
Classification