Author: Conte, J. L. le
Title: On Platygonus compressus: a new fossil pachyderm.
Description: New Haven, CT, The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, 1848. Large 4to (30.2 x 24.8 cm). 18 pp.; four fine, lithgraphed plates. Disbound. = A detailed description of this Miocene herbivore peccary. Both the genus and species name were introduced here. Disbound, but uncut, with ample margins. A very good copy. Rare.

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