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This collection consists of a Chinese Swallow Stone (a fossil invertebrate), on a stand, in a presentation case.

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German zoologist, whose main intereste lay in entomology and ornithology. This volume of 320 pages deals mainly with classification and general information about vertebrates, shells and insects, including fossil forms.

Overview Although from its inception the Academy of Natural Sciences played a significant role in the field of geological paleontological research, this role was not organized within a specific department until 1936, when the Department of Geology and Paleontology was reactivated through the efforts of Edgar Howard. The Geology and Paleontology Department records document the history and activities of this department throughout the mid-20th century. This collection, which dates from 1838 to 1992,...

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Fossil starfish depicted on three plates, one an original watercolor, the other two being artist's proofs of lithographs of Asteria species. Only one is referred to Whitby as: "Asterias, from oolith sandstone," W. Whitby. The watercolor has penciled legend: "Starfish in sandstone of the Coralline oolite, near Pickering . . . Purchased for the collection of Thos. Wilson, Esq. of Newark, Del." Wilson died in 1865.

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Eight-page pamphlet found folded inside back cover of Academy Library's copy of "Catalogue of Casts of Fossils, from the Principal Museums of Europe and America, with Short Descriptions and Illustrations" by Henry A. Ward (1866), ANSP Call Number QE716.W25.