El camino de los fósiles: las colecciones de mamíferos Pampeanos en los museos franceses e ingleses del siglo XIX

Abstract

This paper analyzes the history of South American fossil mammal collections, especially those stored at the Paris Muséum d’Histoire Naturelle in the mid 19th century. Presenting the work of A. Bravard, the paper focuses on three aspects: the provincial collectors’ practices, the fossil collection’s transactions and the competence among European museums as a ground for acquiring such collections.