Abstract

The anatomical illustrations for the scientific papers of Edward Phelps Allis, one of the foremost comparative anatomists and evolutionary morphologists in the early twentieth century, have been discovered at the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University. The discovered work includes many unpublished illustrations, large numbers of color drawings of serial sections of primitive actinopterygian fishes, and complete series of figures for several papen (rough copies, final drawings and proofs), clearly showing the progress of the investigations. A summary of the published and unpublished material is provided. All illustrations have been deposited in the archives of the Museum of Comparative Zoology Library. KEY WORDS-E. P. Allis-vertebrate morphology - illustrations.

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