Near the end of the 19th century, Professor Giovanni Capellini acquired a rich collection of fossil mammal remains from South America, which became part of the permanent exhibit in the Museum that bears his name. We investigate the private correspondence of G. Capellini, in order to collect historical data on the collection. This correspondence includes a letter from Florentino Ameghino, which proves that he was born in Mo-neglia (Genova), Italy. Combining results from the letters found and the revision of the taxonomy of the specimens, we conclude that most of the collection was probably sent from Argentina by the German zoologist Carl Hermann Conrad Burmeister between 1863 and 1866.

VIRGINIA VANNI, F.F. (2020). The South American Mammal collection at the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini (Bologna, Italy). COLLIGO, 3(3), 1-10.

The South American Mammal collection at the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini (Bologna, Italy)

FEDERICO FANTI;MARIA GIOVANNA BELCASTRO
2020

Abstract

Near the end of the 19th century, Professor Giovanni Capellini acquired a rich collection of fossil mammal remains from South America, which became part of the permanent exhibit in the Museum that bears his name. We investigate the private correspondence of G. Capellini, in order to collect historical data on the collection. This correspondence includes a letter from Florentino Ameghino, which proves that he was born in Mo-neglia (Genova), Italy. Combining results from the letters found and the revision of the taxonomy of the specimens, we conclude that most of the collection was probably sent from Argentina by the German zoologist Carl Hermann Conrad Burmeister between 1863 and 1866.
2020
VIRGINIA VANNI, F.F. (2020). The South American Mammal collection at the Museo Geologico Giovanni Capellini (Bologna, Italy). COLLIGO, 3(3), 1-10.
VIRGINIA VANNI, FEDERICO FANTI, MARIA GIOVANNA BELCASTRO
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