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Catalog of fossil fishes in the Carnegie Museum (1911) (20575369345)

Haplochromis bicolor - A black and white drawing of a fish

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Rhinopias xenops - A black and white drawing of a fish

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The Swan cropped - Drawing. Public domain image.

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Processusspinosusvertebrae - Drawing. Public domain image.

Dove Drawing - Drawing. Public domain image.

Cochineal drawing - Drawing. Public domain image.

Boel Elephant - Drawing. Public domain image.

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The Snake-necked Elasmosaurus - Drawing. Public domain image.

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As captioned in Life of a Fossil Hunter:Fig. 23.—The Snake-necked Elasmosaurus, Elasmosaurus platyurus.Discovered in the Niobrara Group of the Cretaceous. Restoration by Osborn and Knight. (From painting in American Museum of Natural History.)

Charles R. Knight, who lived from 1874 to 1953, is famous for his ground-breaking depictions of dinosaurs and other prehistoric animals, and wildlife in general. Millions of people are exposed annually to this artist's works in major institutions around the world including the American Museum of Natural History, the Field Museum of Natural History, and the Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County.

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1897
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Charles R. Knight (1874–1953)

American wildlife and paleoartist
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"… the wifely idea that… it's the fancy that pleases."

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1897 in paleontology charles r knight elasmosauridae paleoecology elasmosaurus life restorations 19th century late cretaceous paleoecology osteichthyes paleoecology fish illustrations