Descriptiones animalium

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Descriptiones animalium is an 18th-century zoological work by naturalist Peter Forsskål that catalogues and describes animal species observed during his scientific expedition to the Middle East.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf 18th-century book
scientific book
zoological work
associatedRegion Arabian Peninsula
Middle East
associatedWith Royal Danish expedition to Arabia
author Pehr Forsskål
linked to: Peter Forsskål

Peter Forsskål
basedOn field observations
scientific expedition to the Middle East
catalogues Arabian animal species
Middle Eastern animal species
centuryOfAuthorDeath 18th century
contains binomial names
morphological descriptions
species descriptions
countryOfPublication Denmark
describes animal species
documentationType faunal catalogue
taxonomic monograph
field natural history
genre zoology
hasAuthorNationality Swedish
hasAuthorOccupation explorer
naturalist
zoologist
historicalSignificance early zoological survey of the Middle East
intendedAudience naturalists
scientific community
language Latin
originalMedium print
publicationCentury 18th century
publicationPlace Copenhagen
relatedPerson Carsten Niebuhr
Frederik von Haven
relatedWork Flora Aegyptiaco-Arabica
scientificDiscipline systematics
taxonomy
subject animals
zoological classification
timePeriodDescribed 18th century fauna
usesTaxonomyOf Carl Linnaeus

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Peter Forsskål notableWork Descriptiones animalium
Johann Reinhold Forster notableWork Descriptiones animalium
subject linked to: Johann Reinhold