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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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Recherches sur les poissons fossiles canonical | 2 |
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Target entity: Recherches sur les poissons fossiles Context triple: [Louis Agassiz, notableWork, Recherches sur les poissons fossiles]
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Target entity: Recherches sur les poissons fossiles Target entity description: 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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A.
Ammonite
Ammonite is an extinct Northwest Semitic language once spoken by the ancient Ammonite people in the region of modern-day Jordan.
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B.
The Chambered Nautilus
"The Chambered Nautilus" is a reflective 1858 poem by Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr. that uses the spiraled shell of a nautilus as an extended metaphor for spiritual growth and the soul’s continual ascent.
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C.
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man
The Geological Evidence of the Antiquity of Man is an 1863 scientific work by Charles Lyell that marshals geological and fossil evidence to argue for the great age of humanity and to support evolutionary ideas.
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D.
On the Origin of Species
On the Origin of Species is Charles Darwin’s groundbreaking 1859 scientific work that introduced the theory of evolution by natural selection and transformed modern biology.
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E.
Usus antiquior
Usus antiquior is the traditional form of the Roman Rite Mass as codified after the Council of Trent and used in the Catholic Church for centuries prior to the liturgical reforms of the 20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
multi-volume work
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paleontological monograph ⓘ scientific book ⓘ |
| author | Louis Agassiz ⓘ |
| authorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| authorOccupation |
naturalist
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paleontologist ⓘ |
| centuryOfPublication | 19th century ⓘ |
| citedAs | classic work in paleontology ⓘ |
| containsIllustrations | yes ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | Switzerland ⓘ |
| 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 ⓘ |
| illustrationType | lithographic plates ⓘ |
| influenced |
development of vertebrate paleontology
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taxonomy of fishes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainSubject | fossil fish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
foundational contribution to comparative ichthyology
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foundational contribution to modern paleontology ⓘ systematic classification of fossil fishes ⓘ |
| numberOfVolumes | 5 ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Recherches sur les poissons fossiles self-link ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Neuchâtel ⓘ |
| publicationEndYear | 1843 ⓘ |
| publicationStartYear | 1833 ⓘ |
| publicationStatus | completed ⓘ |
| publisher | Petitpierre ⓘ |
| scientificDisciplineEstablished | comparative ichthyology of fossil fishes ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed |
Cenozoic
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Mesozoic ⓘ Paleozoic ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
comparative morphology
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stratigraphic correlation ⓘ |
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