Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Robert Broom, 12 June 1921
Scope and Contents
Letter to Sir Archibald Geikie from Robert Broom telling Geikie that he has named a fossil after a colleague John Young. The fossil, Youngina, is possibly the common ancestor of lizards, crocodiles, dinosaurs, pterodactyls and birds. He describes his work progress in South Africa including a drawing of a gorgonopsid reptile skeleton.
Dates
- Creation: 12 June 1921
Creator
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
1 letter
Extent
From the Fonds: 2 metres
Physical Description
1 letter
Processing Information
None
Processing Information
Sarah Higgins 10 September 2001
Creator
Subject
- Broom, Robert, 1866-1951 (South African palaeontologist) (Person)
- Geikie, Archibald, Sir, 28 December 1835 – 10 November 1924 (Professor of Geology, University of Edinburgh) (Person)
- Young, John, 1835-1902 (Gillespie lecturer in geology and Keeper of the Hunterian Museum, University of Glasgow) (Person)
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