Recherches sur les poissons fossiles

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Recherches sur les poissons fossiles is a foundational 19th-century multi-volume work on fossil fishes that helped establish modern paleontology and comparative ichthyology.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf multi-volume work
paleontological monograph
scientific book
author Louis Agassiz
authorNationality Swiss
authorOccupation naturalist
paleontologist
centuryOfPublication 19th century
citedAs classic work in paleontology
containsIllustrations yes
countryOfPublication Switzerland
describes classification of fossil fishes
morphology of fossil fishes
stratigraphic distribution of fossil fishes
field comparative anatomy
ichthyology
paleontology
geographicScope Europe
North America
global fossil record
hasGenre scientific monograph
taxonomic treatise
hasImpactOn biostratigraphy
evolutionary studies of fishes
hasPart Atlas of plates
illustrationType lithographic plates
influenced development of vertebrate paleontology
taxonomy of fishes
language French
mainSubject fossil fish
notableFor foundational contribution to comparative ichthyology
foundational contribution to modern paleontology
systematic classification of fossil fishes
numberOfVolumes 5
originalTitle Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
placeOfPublication Neuchâtel
publicationEndYear 1843
publicationStartYear 1833
publicationStatus completed
publisher Petitpierre
scientificDisciplineEstablished comparative ichthyology of fossil fishes
timePeriodDescribed Cenozoic
Mesozoic
Paleozoic
titleLanguage French
usesMethod comparative morphology
stratigraphic correlation

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Louis Agassiz
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Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
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