Early Jurassic

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View of the Earth in the Early Jurassic epoch showing a flying pterodactylus — Ideal view of the Earth during the Early Jurassic epoch.

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(s):: Figuier, Louis
Publisher:: Paris: Hachette et Cie., 1874
Open Library:: View record.

Description

Artist’s view of the Earth in the Early Jurassic epoch showing a pterodactylus chasing a dragonfly-like insect.
The caption reads in the original French: Vue idéale de la terre pendant la période du lias.

Keywords: 1870s, 19th century, black & white, dinosaur, flying, hunting, prehistory, reptile