Fossilized skeleton of a plesiosaurus triatarsostinus. Lithograph by H. O'Neill, 1834.

  • O'Neill, Henry, 1798-1880
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[1834]
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581120i
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The skeleton of the only known specimen of the animal, acquired by Thomas Hawkins, named by him plesiosaurus triatarsostinus, renamed Thalassiodracon hawkinsi by Richard Owen in 1838, and preserved in the Natural History Museum, London

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[London] : [Relfe & Fletcher], [1834] ([London] (77, Cornhill) : Standidge & Lemon)

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1 print : lithograph ; sheet 38.2 x 54.8 cm

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Plesiosaurus triatarsostinus ; Drawn from nature on stone by H. O'Neill ; Reduced from the skeleton of 5 ft 8 in. H. O'Neill. Bears number: Plate 24

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Wellcome Collection 581120i

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