Ichthyosaur skull in fossil sepia
Skull of an ichthyosaur painted with fossil sepia, probably by Elizabeth Philpot (1780-1857). Mary Anning (1799-1847) discovered fossilised ink sacs belonging to belemnites (an extinct cephalopod) in the 1820s. Its powdery fossil ink or sepia could be reconstituted into a drawing medium. Paper painted with fossil sepia
Picture No
14154209
Media ID
45781897
Size
5359px x 4885px
(3.5MB)
Credit
© The Geological Society / Mary Evans
Source
Geological Society of London. Archive reference: LDGSL/642 - Image reference: 03-09
Date
1833-1834
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