Extinct fossil fish and shells

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Extinct fossil fish Thryssops, and shells Patella papyracea, Inoceramus gryphoides and Monotis inaequivalvis. 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.

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Photo credit: © Florilegius / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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