On a new fossil fish and new fossil footmarks

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Creator	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864
Title	On a new fossil fish and new fossil footmarks
Date Issued	1856
Abstract	An article by Edward Hitchcock extracted from the American Journal of Science and Arts second series, volume 21, number 61, published in 1856. The article describes two fossil specimens and includes an illustration. First, Hitchcock describes a fish fossil specimen, where it was found, and Professor Louis Agassiz's views about the specimen. He then provides a detailed description of fossil footprints discovered in sandstone in Turner's Falls, Massachusetts including the scientific name he has given the specimen (Gigandipus caudalus) and a description of the slab in which the prints are embedded. He posits that the tracks were not made by a bird due to the presence of a tail.
Physical Description	1 item (6 pages), Sewn booklet.
Languages	English
Place of Creation	New Haven (Conn.)
Genre	Articles
Genre	Extracts
Subject	Hitchcock, Edward, 1793-1864 – Knowledge – Ichnology
Subject	Footprints, Fossil
Subject	Fishes, Fossil
Subject	The American journal of science and arts
Part of	Edward and Orra White Hitchcock Papers
Finding Aid	View the finding aid for this item's collection
Repository	Amherst College Archives & Special Collections
Shelf Location	Box 17 Folder 19
Access and Use	Public Domain: This material has been identified as being free of known restrictions under copyright law, including all related and neighboring rights. While Amherst College Archives & Special Collections claims no rights or authority over this material, we do ask that any publication or use of this material cite the Archives & Special Collections at Amherst College as the source of the images and the repository where the original documents can be found.