‘Restoration of the Plesiosaurus Dolichodeirus and Ichthyosaurus Communis’

Title: ‘Restoration of the Plesiosaurus Dolichodeirus and Ichthyosaurus Communis

Creator: Lithographed by George Scharf (1788-1860) after a drawing by the Reverend William Daniel Conybeare (1787-1857)

Description: Reconstruction of the skeletons of the recently discovered Jurassic reptiles Plesiosaurus Dolichodeirus and Ichthyosaurus Communis.  Both reconstructions are based on specimens found by Mary Anning.

Source: Conybeare, W D, “On the Discovery of an almost perfect Skeleton of the Plesiosaurus”, ‘Transactions of the Geological Society of London’, Series 2, Volume 1 (1824), pp381-389, plate 49.

Format: Lithograph

Image reference: 03-23

Recommended print size: Up to 70 x 50cm

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