Monograph on the Lias Ammonites of the British Islands 2 Volume Set
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2015
Cambridge University Press
9781108084437 (ISBN)
Cambridge University Press
9781108084437 (ISBN)
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Issued in multiple parts between 1878 and 1886, this monograph by Thomas Wright (1809–84) is here reissued in two volumes. As well as descriptions of the fossils, there are sections on Lias stratigraphy, and the structure and classification of the Cephalopoda. The work includes nearly ninety exquisite plates.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Thomas Wright (1809–84) pursued medical, anatomical and surgical studies, and from 1832 spent the rest of his life in Cheltenham, where he worked as a medical officer and as surgeon to the Cheltenham General Hospital and Dispensary. The fossils he collected from the Jurassic rocks of the neighbourhood led him to publish a series of works, including monographs on the British Jurassic and Cretaceous echinoids (also reissued in this series). Reissued in two volumes, the present work originally appeared in eight parts between 1878 and 1886. Wright died before the final part was completed; this was accomplished from his notes by Thomas Wiltshire. As well as descriptions of fossils, there is a comprehensive stratigraphic section, an account of 'the structure and classification of the Cephalopoda', and a comprehensive 'analysis of the families and genera of the fossil Cephalopoda' by Wiltshire. The work contains nearly ninety exquisite lithographic plates.
Born in Paisley, Renfrewshire, Thomas Wright (1809–84) pursued medical, anatomical and surgical studies, and from 1832 spent the rest of his life in Cheltenham, where he worked as a medical officer and as surgeon to the Cheltenham General Hospital and Dispensary. The fossils he collected from the Jurassic rocks of the neighbourhood led him to publish a series of works, including monographs on the British Jurassic and Cretaceous echinoids (also reissued in this series). Reissued in two volumes, the present work originally appeared in eight parts between 1878 and 1886. Wright died before the final part was completed; this was accomplished from his notes by Thomas Wiltshire. As well as descriptions of fossils, there is a comprehensive stratigraphic section, an account of 'the structure and classification of the Cephalopoda', and a comprehensive 'analysis of the families and genera of the fossil Cephalopoda' by Wiltshire. The work contains nearly ninety exquisite lithographic plates.
Volume 1: 1. The Lias formation; 2. The Lias formation (continued); 3. Classification; 4. Description of species; Plates 1-48. Volume 2: 5. Description of species; 6. Description of species (continued); 7. Description of species (continued); 8. Conclusion; Index to the genera and species of the Liassic ammonites described in this monograph; General index.
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 27.4.2015 |
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| Reihe/Serie | Cambridge Library Collection - Monographs of the Palaeontographical Society |
| Verlagsort | Cambridge |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 211 x 279 mm |
| Gewicht | 1750 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Mineralogie / Paläontologie |
| ISBN-13 | 9781108084437 / 9781108084437 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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