‘Iguanodon bernissartensis’
Date
1896
Object type
Library reference
RCN54583
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height (print): 254mm
width (print): 194mm
width (print): 194mm
Subject
Description
Side view of a reconstruction of the fossilized skeletal remains of an early Cretaceous period dinosaur, Iguanodon bernissartensis.
Plate 85 from the book The dinosaurs of North America by Othniel Charles Marsh (Washington, 1896).
The accompanying description states that: ‘The…restoration here given…has been made in outline for comparison with American forms. It is based mainly on photographs of the well-known Belgian specimens, the original of which the writer has studied with considerable care during several visits to Brussels…’
Inscribed above: ‘U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT PART I PL.LXXXV.’ Inscribed below: ‘RESTORATION OF IGUANODON BERNISSARTENSIS Boulenger. One-fortieth natural size. Wealden, Belgium.’
Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) American palaeontologist and Yale University professor, known for participating in the ‘bone wars’ against Edward Drinker Cope.
Plate 85 from the book The dinosaurs of North America by Othniel Charles Marsh (Washington, 1896).
The accompanying description states that: ‘The…restoration here given…has been made in outline for comparison with American forms. It is based mainly on photographs of the well-known Belgian specimens, the original of which the writer has studied with considerable care during several visits to Brussels…’
Inscribed above: ‘U.S.GEOLOGICAL SURVEY SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT PART I PL.LXXXV.’ Inscribed below: ‘RESTORATION OF IGUANODON BERNISSARTENSIS Boulenger. One-fortieth natural size. Wealden, Belgium.’
Othniel Charles Marsh (1831-1899) American palaeontologist and Yale University professor, known for participating in the ‘bone wars’ against Edward Drinker Cope.
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