Squalo-raja (Spinacorhinus) polyspondila Agassiz

The fossil fish Squaloraja polyspondila Agassiz, by Charles Weber, from volume 3 of JLR Agassiz's Recherches sur les Poissons Fossiles'. This specimen was found by Mary Anning at the end of December 1829. The drawing only shows the front part of the fish - the original specimen was destroyed during World War Two - but the tail, which was found separately, survives in the Philpot collection now at Oxford University Museum of Natural History. Watercolour

1829 Agassiz Anning Philpot Poissons Recherches Separately Survives Weber

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