Reconstruction of Plesiosaurus macrocephalus
Reconstruction of Plesiosaurus macrocephalus. Mary Anning (1799-1847) had found the first fossil of a juvenile form of Plesiosaurus macrocephalus at Lyme Regis in December 1830. It was named by William Buckland in 1836. William Willoughby, Lord Cole, later Earl of Enniskillen (and Fellow of the Geological Society), purchased the fossil in 1831 for the then massive sum of 200 guineas. The specimen is now housed at the Natural History Museum. Woodcut
Picture No
14154642
Media ID
45863720
Size
2586px x 1884px
(643KB)
Credit
© The Geological Society / Mary Evans
Source
Geological Society of London. Owen, R. Geology and inhabitants of the ancient world', Crystal Palace Library and Bradbury and Evans: London (1854) - Image reference: 27-10
Date
1854
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1799-1847 1831 1836 1854 Anning Buckland Enniskillen Fellow Geological Guineas Housed Lyme Macrocephalus Massive Plesiosaurus Purchased Regis Willoughby
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