Henry Culpin was an autodidact geologist and palaeontologist; he was among the first of very few local people to understand
and describe the geological outcrops, and fossils within them, around Doncaster, South Yorkshire. During his excursions, Culpin
collected many fossil specimens and gifted several to Beechfield House museum, now Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery. A large
percentage of these specimens are of local origin, collected from Carboniferous coal mine deposits that are no longer accessible.
They represent some of the most scientifically and locally important fossils from Doncaster, collected when some of the earliest
mine shafts were being sunk in the district.
Date made available | 21 Jun 2016 |
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Publisher | figshare |
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- palaeontologist
- Art Gallery
- Doncaster Museum
- geologist
- fossil
- Beechfield House museum
- specimen
- Carboniferous coal mine deposits
- South Yorkshire Henry Culpin