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 |
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| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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paleontological monograph → scientific book → |
| author |
Louis Agassiz
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| authorNationality |
Swiss
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| authorOccupation |
naturalist
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paleontologist → |
| centuryOfPublication |
19th century
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| citedAs |
classic work in paleontology
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| containsIllustrations |
yes
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| countryOfPublication |
Switzerland
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| describes |
classification of fossil fishes
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morphology of fossil fishes → stratigraphic distribution of fossil fishes → |
| field |
comparative anatomy
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ichthyology → paleontology → |
| geographicScope |
Europe
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North America → global fossil record → |
| hasGenre |
scientific monograph
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taxonomic treatise → |
| hasImpactOn |
biostratigraphy
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evolutionary studies of fishes → |
| hasPart |
Atlas of plates
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| illustrationType |
lithographic plates
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| influenced |
development of vertebrate paleontology
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taxonomy of fishes → |
| language |
French
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| mainSubject |
fossil fish
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| notableFor |
foundational contribution to comparative ichthyology
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foundational contribution to modern paleontology → systematic classification of fossil fishes → |
| numberOfVolumes |
5
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| originalTitle |
Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
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| placeOfPublication |
Neuchâtel
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| publicationEndYear |
1843
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| publicationStartYear |
1833
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| publicationStatus |
completed
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| publisher |
Petitpierre
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| scientificDisciplineEstablished |
comparative ichthyology of fossil fishes
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| timePeriodDescribed |
Cenozoic
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Mesozoic → Paleozoic → |
| titleLanguage |
French
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| usesMethod |
comparative morphology
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stratigraphic correlation → |
Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
Louis Agassiz
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notableWork |
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Recherches sur les poissons fossiles
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originalTitle |