Extinct fossil cephalopods and oysters
Extinct fossil cephalopods and oysters: Ammonites discus, A. Murchisoni, Pecten demissus and Ostrea calceola. Handcoloured lithograph by an unknown artist from Dr. Schmidt's "Petrefactenbuch," published in Stuttgart, Germany, 1855 by Verlag von Krais & Hoffmann. Dr. Schmidt's "Book of Petrification" introduced fossils and palaeontology to both the specialist and general reader.
Size: 4219px × 5165px
Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: .., 1855, ammonites, book, calceola, cephalopod, cephalopods, demissus, dinosaur, discus, dr., extinct, fischwirbel, fossil, germany, handcoloured, hoffmann, krais, litho, lithograph, murchisoni, ostraa, oyster, palaeontology, pecten, petrefactenbuch, petrefakten, petrification, published, schmidt, stuttgart
