Thread by @amjukar, I was really lucky to be able to examine Darwin's type of [...]

I was really lucky to be able to examine Darwin's type of Toxodon platensis (housed at the
@NHM_London @NHMFossilMammal), which he purchased from a farmer in Uruguay when we was on the Voyage of the Beagle. Toxodon were large South American ungulates #DarwinDay #DarwinDay2021

If you want to learn more about this speicmen, and Darwin's fossils housed at the @NHM_London, check out their well-written webpage on the topic https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/april/giant-fossil-mammals-inspired-charles-darwin-theory-evolution.html

The giant fossil mammals that inspired Charles Darwin's theory of evolution

The mysterious remains of extinct South American mammals revolutionized Charles Darwin's ideas about evolution.

https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2018/april/giant-fossil-mammals-inspired-charles-darwin-theory-evolution.html

@dcpaleo has a great thread on Toxodon, so give it a read https://twitter.com/dcpaleo/status/1360215052167483395?s=20

https://twitter.com/dcpaleo/status/1360215052167483395?s=20

And lastly, if you want to dive deeper into Darwin and his fossils, I highly recommend my colleague, Prof. Adrian Lister's excellent book "Darwin’s Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution" https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-books-releases-darwin-s-fossils

Smithsonian Books Releases "Darwin’s Fossils"

Smithsonian Books is releasing Darwin’s Fossils: The Collection That Shaped the Theory of Evolution by Adrian Lister April 24. Charles Darwin’s five years as a naturalist on board the HMS Beagle

https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/smithsonian-books-releases-darwin-s-fossils

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