Comparative brain model, shark

Maker
Deyrolle (estab. 1831)
Date
Circa 1890
 Description
Plaster model of an oversized shark brain manufactured by Deyrolle of Paris. The species is described as 'Scyllium canicula', a now superceded name for the small-spotted catshark. Part of a comparative set of eight models, comprising brains of a frog, ammocoete (lamprey larva), alligator, shark, rabbit, dog, trout, and pigeon.
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Object detail

Maker
Date
Circa 1890
Production place
Paris, France
Accession number
516-500305
Inscriptions
original/labels ▫ CERVEAU GROSSI DE SǪUALE Scyllium Canicula Fils d’Emile Deyrolle, 46, rue du Bac, Paris.
metal imprint/maker's mark ▫ Deyrolle Paris
Object type
models
Harry Brookes Allen Museum Anatomy Category
Fish
Comparative anatomy
Museum
Harry Brookes Allen Museum of Anatomy and Pathology

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