Early Jurassic

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Conceptual view of the Earth during the early Jurassic epoch.

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Artist

Name:
Riou, Édouard
Dates:
1833-1900
Country:
France

Illustration

Subject:
Animals
Technique:
Wood Engraving
Engraver:
Bertrand, Antoine Valérie
Format:
Landscape (wider)
Source:
Biodiversity Heritage Library, the Internet Archive

Book

Title:
La terre avant le déluge
Author:
Figuier, Louis
Publisher:
Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1874
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Description:

Artist's depiction of the Earth during the early Jurassic period showing a Pterodactylus chasing an insect resembling a dragonfly amid a landscape of trees—possibly cypresses, Bennettitales, and cycads—and ferns.

The caption reads in the original French: Vue idéale de la terre pendant la période du lias.

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