M0006034: Turritella gastropod occuring as a fosil / M0006035: A flying reptile (Rhamphorhynchus Phyllurus) preserved in fine limestone

Previous title, replaced August 2020: Gastropod Turritella occuring as a fosil.

M0006035: A flying reptile (Rhamphorhynchus Phyllurus)

Two images on one negative: the first is a reproduction of a photograph showing three forms in which the gastropod Turritella occurs as a fossil. The second is a photograph of the flying reptile Rhamphorhynchus phyllurus with the delicate wing membranes preserved as an imprint in a fine grand limestone. They are published in Schuchert, Charles: Outlines of Historical Geology, third edition, New York: J. Wiley & Sons, 1937.

14 January 1939

1 photograph glass plate negative; 12 x 16.5 cm

Catalogue data comes from a combination of entries in the original glass plate registers, metadata created when the glass plates were digitised in the early 2000s and enhancements made by the cataloguer in 2020.

Please consult the digitised version as this item is fragile. Email library@wellcomecollection.org to request access to the physical item.