Ichthyosaur and Plesiosaurus

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An ichthyosaur and a plesiosaurus are facing each other in the sea — Ichthyosaur and plesiosaurus.

Artist

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

Illustration

Subject:: Animals
Technique:: Wood engraving
Engraver:: Hotelin, Laurent, Hurel, Alexandre
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

An ichthyosaur and a plesiosaurus are facing each other in the sea, assuming threatening postures.
The caption reads in the original French: L’ichthyosaure et le Plésiosaure.

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