Somso Brain models of Vertebrates, C 1920.

Somso Brain models of Vertebrates, C 1920.

Stock Number: 281006 D

P.O.A.

Circa

C 1920

Maker

Somso

Country of manufacture

Germany

Categories: Medicine, Scientific, Natural history, Veterinary

Description

Brain Models of Vertebrates of Ziegler’s series based on the work of Prof. Dr. A. Wiedersheim” is a classic comparative zoology teaching set originally derived from the anatomical work of Robert Wiedersheim, a prominent German comparative anatomist known for his studies of vertebrate morphology.

  • Dog (Canis familiaris)
  • Rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus)
  • Domestic pigeon (Columba livia domestica)
  • American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis)
  • Frog (Rana esculenta)Dog (Canis familiaris)
  • Trout (Salmo trutta fario)
  • Small-spotted catshark (Scyliorhinus canicula)
  • River lamprey (Petromyzon/Lampetra fluviatilis)

The model set contains enlarged brain models representing eight vertebrates arranged to illustrate evolutionary and comparative differences in brain structure:ach numbered brain is mounted separately on a stand and is not intended to be disassembled.
The set reflects the comparative-anatomy tradition of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when Wiedersheim’s work, especially his textbook Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates, becaCanis familiaris)me a standard reference for understanding vertebrate evolution and morphology

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