Ideal scene of the Lias with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus

Title: Ideal scene of the Lias with Ichthyosaurus and Plesiosaurus

Creator: Édouard Riou (1833–1900)

Description: Published in Figuier, L, ‘The world before the deluge’, 2nd edn. London: Chapman & Hall, (1867).

This idealised scene of the Lower Jurassic Period shows reconstructions of two of the marine reptiles famously found by Mary Anning, an Ichthyosaur and a Plesiosaur.

Date: 1867

Format: Lithograph

Image reference: 05-111

Recommended print size: Up to 16 x 12 inches (40 x 30cm)

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