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Skull of a Spanish Dog

Object Status:

Unlocated

Accession Date:

January 9, 1822

Primary Source Reference:

Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822

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:

Skeletons/skulls/bones

Peale's Common Name:

Spanish dog

Current Common Name:

Domestic dog

Current Scientific Name

Canis familiaris or Canis lupus familiaris