Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery

Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery is a museum in Doncaster, South Yorkshire, England.[1] The museum won the "Most Improved Audience Figures" award from Audiences Yorkshire.[2]

History

Doncaster Museum opened in 1964 to display collections of natural history, archaeology, local history, fine and decorative art.[3] The building also houses the Regimental Museum of the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry.

Ichthyosaurus anningae

The holotype of the extinct species Ichthyosaurus anningae was identified in the museum's collection in 2008 and formally named in 2015.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Doncaster Museum and Art Gallery". Doncaster Council.
  2. ↑ "Audiences Yorkshire recognises the region's trailblazers". creativeportal.org.
  3. ↑ "places to visit in Doncaster". visitdoncaster.co.uk.
  4. ↑ Lomax, Dean R.; Judy A. Massare (2015). "A new species ofIchthyosaurusfrom the Lower Jurassic of West Dorset, England, U.K.". Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology: e903260. doi:10.1080/02724634.2014.903260. ISSN 0272-4634.
  5. ↑ Gill, Victoria (19 February 2015). "BBC News - Forgotten fossil found to be new species of ichthyosaur". BBC Online. Retrieved 22 February 2015.

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Coordinates: 53°31′15″N 1°07′39″W / 53.5207°N 1.12740°W / 53.5207; -1.12740

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