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Which major work did Louis Agassiz publish on fossil fishes from 1833 to 1843?
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The major work published by Louis Agassiz on fossil fishes between 1833 and 1843 is titled Recherches sur les poissons fossiles.1
This epoch-making study was fundamental to the field of ichthyology, as it increased the number of named fossil fishes to more than 1,700 and provided significant impetus for the scientific study of extinct life.1