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Paper 'Of the teeth of Anarrhichus lupus and Chitodon nigricans' by William Andre

Reference number: L&P/8/63

Date: 1784

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Contains three plates.

Subject: Zoology

Published in Philosophical Transactions, as 'A description of the teeth of the Anarrhichas Lupus Linn and of those of the todon nigricans of the same author; to which is added, an attempt to prove that the teeth of cartilaginous fishes are perpetually renewed.'

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Reference number
L&P/8/63
Earliest possible date
1784
Physical description
Ink on paper and three plates
Page extent
23 pages
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Manuscript

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Paper 'Of the teeth of Anarrhichus lupus and Chitodon nigricans' by William Andre, 1784, L&P/8/63, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/l-and-p_8_63/paper-of-the-teeth-of-anarrhichus-lupus-and-chitodon-nigricans-by-william-andre, accessed on 12 June 2026

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