Dimorphodon and the Reverend George Howman's noctivagous flying dragon: the earliest restoration of a pterosaur in its natural habitat

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    Abstract

    A framed water colour of a noctivagous pterosaur by the Reverend G. E. Howman displayed on a wall on the first floor of the Philpot Museum, Lyme Regis, Dorset is the earliest depiction of a restored pterosaur in its life environment. The image is a naïve effort based more on mythology than on fact, but its haunting mood was a harbinger of antediluvian depictions by artists that were to become icons of prehistoric restoration. It predates Henry de la Beche's famous Duria Antiquior by just one year.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)120-130
    JournalProceedings of the Geologists' Association
    Volume125
    Issue number1
    Early online date29 Apr 2013
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - Jan 2014

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