Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
By December 1824
Primary Source Reference:
Richard Harlan, "Description of a New Species of Biped Seps," Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, vol. 4, part 2 (1825): 284-286 / https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/24655402
Additional Source Text:
"Read December 7, 1824"
"I know not from what part of the globe the present specimen was obtained, I found it among the Lacertæ belonging to the Philadelphia Museum."
Notes:
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D., was an American paleontologist, anatomist, and physician. He was appointed the Peale Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Dead/preserved
