Object Status:
Unlocated
Accession Date:
January 9, 1822
Primary Source Reference:
Poulson's American Daily Advertiser (Philadelphia), 9 Jan 1822
Notes:
Given the date of this acquisition, it is possible that the skull was from an Eastern cottontail (Silvilagus floridanus) brought back from the Long Expedition by Titian Ramsay Peale and Thomas Say.
Richard Harlan (1796-1843), M.D. was appointed the Museum's professor of comparative anatomy in April 1821.
Specimen Type:
Skeletons/skulls/bones
Peale's Common Name:
Rabbit
Current Common Name:
Rabbit
Current Scientific Name
Leporidae
