Return of the Crystal Palace Park Dinosaurs: Victorian Dinosaurs Today
- Authors: Sennikov A.G1, Sennikova E.A1
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Affiliations:
- Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RAS
- Issue: No 9 (2021)
- Pages: 52-63
- Section: Articles
- URL: https://journals.eco-vector.com/0032-874X/article/view/628050
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.7868/S0032874X21090064
- ID: 628050
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Abstract
The sculptures of extinct animals, created and installed by B.W.Hawkins in the park of the Crystal Palace in London in 1854, were the first such reconstructions and reflected the advances in paleontology of the first half of the 19th century. Today this unique monument of the history of paleontology again attracts the attention of the general public. For specialists, the acquaintance with these reconstructions results in a clearer understanding of the ways and patterns of scientific knowledge in paleontology in a historical perspective.
About the authors
A. G Sennikov
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RAS
Email: sennikov@paleo.ru
Moscow, Russia
E. A Sennikova
Borissiak Paleontological Institute, RASMoscow, Russia
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