Catalogue Of Type Specimens Of Paleozoic Fossils In The New York State Museum PDF Download

Excerpt from New York State Museum: Bulletin 80 Paleontoly 10, Report of the State Paleontologist 1903 Bulletin 65. Type Specimens of Paleozoic Fossils in the New York State Museum. This catalogue, which has been an arduous compilation and long in press, is a record of the possessions of the museum in this important class of objects. Type specimens of natural objects. That is the actual material on which published descriptive accounts and discussions have been based, constitute the unique treas ures of a museum. Such objects once lost or destroyed, replacement is impossible. Howsoever imperfect or fragmentary the type or original specimen 'may be, of however superior quality some other example of the same creature, the second can not serve to scientific students the function of the first. The type specimen is the basis of comparison and reference for all time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.