Conrad, T.A., 1803-1877 (American paleontologist and malacologist)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 21 June 1803- 9 August 1877
Created for
Charles Lyell Project, June 2021
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad, February 1840
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 561-562
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad concerning fossil and shell specimens, the geological age of Canada shells, number of extinct shells in fluviatile deposits, number of freshwater shells in Middle and Lower Tertiary strata and the localities of tertiary strata and their fossils, February 1840.
Dates:
February 1840
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad, 17 October 1845
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 563
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad describing a voyage to the Gulf of Mexico where he made observations on fossil shells and rock types of the Florida Keys, Tampa Bay and the Mississippi River, 17 October 1845.
Dates:
17 October 1845
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad, 24 November 1852
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 564-565
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbot Conrad concerning fossils. He has compared a new shell to Erycinella Ovalis and believes them to be the same species despite slight differences, he has found 2 examples of a new Avicula and a new Dentalium and 2 other new fossils, he has been promised a collection of large bones recently dug up in Georgia which he believes to be Megatherium. He also mentions the Visksburg fossils, 24 November 1852.
Dates:
24 November 1852
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad, 28 July 1853
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 566-567
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad principally concerning the Greenwich bone and marl, near Greenwich which Conrad believes is of the Miocene epoch, he lists species of shell common to Europe and Texas, 28 July 1853.
Dates:
28 July 1853
Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad, 12 August 1853
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Identifier: Coll-203/1 folio(s) 568
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Letter to Sir Charles Lyell from Timothy Abbott Conrad concerning marl from the Miocene and Cretaceous periods and specimens he has found near the village of Jericho and Mullica Hill in New Jersey which include a vertebral joint of Prisco-Delfphinus and a tooth of Crocodilus Antiquus found in the Miocene marl near Jericho. He states that Leidy will send him a copy of his paper on the Burlington tooth, 12 August 1853.
Dates:
12 August 1853
Notebook No.87, February 1841- June 1841
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/87
Scope and Contents
This dark leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes which appear to be continuation of discussion on Touraine shells, notes of list of books to go to America, notes on correspondence sent and received, and notes on lectures. On p. 106 Lyell makes reference to Timothy Abbot Conrad's New York Geological Survey of 1840. The covers of the notebook are blank, the index is written on the last pages of the book. The following table of contents is...
Dates:
February 1841- June 1841
Notebook No.95, December 1841- January 1842
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/95
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Richmond, Virginia, and Charleston, South Carolina. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform Transkribus. When...
Dates:
December 1841- January 1842
Notebook No.96, January 1842- January 1842
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/96
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through South Carolina and Georgia, including a trip down Savannah river. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the platform...
Dates:
January 1842- January 1842
Notebook No.97, January 1842- January 1842
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/97
Scope and Contents
This notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Savannah, Georgia and the Santee canal (a trip with Dr. Ravenel). Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries, with sketches. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's own "Index", found at the beginning and end of the notebook, transcribed from digital surrogates using the...
Dates:
January 1842- January 1842
Notebook No.98, February 1842- April 1842
Item — Box: Lyell-temp-box 4
Identifier: Coll-203/A1/98
Scope and Contents
This brown leather notebook contains Charles Lyell's notes from his travels through Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to New York. Notes are in pencil and ink and are primarily daily journal entries, lists, and sketches. The covers are plain, and the edges of the pages are tipped in green ink. There is a plan for New York on p. 37. The index is located at the back of the notebook. The following table of contents is Lyell's own words, copied from Lyell's...
Dates:
February 1842- April 1842