Notes and species descriptions, 1873-1876

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Abstract

Materials are a collection of species and fossil specimen descriptions written by Charles D. Walcott, between 1873 and 1876. Includes lists, detailed descriptions, measurements, sections (with descriptions) from sites including the Village of Cold Brook in Herkimer County and Trenton, New York. Fossil descriptions include: Trilobites (including Remopleurides), Metaptoma, and Bathyurus. The notebook included in the folder includes numerous pasted inserts.

Date Range

1873-1876

Start Date

1873

End Date

1876

Access Information

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Topic

  • Trilobites
  • Geology
  • Paleontology

Place

  • Herkimer
  • New York
  • United States
  • Trenton
  • Cold Brook

Form/Genre

  • Fieldbook record
  • Field notes

Accession #

SIA RU007004

Collection name

Charles D. Walcott Collection,1851-1940 and undated

Physical Description

1 folder

Physical Location

Smithsonian Institution Archives

Sublocation

Box 32 Folder 6