Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the skull of a marsupial carnivore Thylacopardus australis' by Richard Owen

Reference number: RR/10/200

Date: 17 October 1889

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The description is inaccurate and misleading. As the specimen was damaged coming to the Royal Society, offers to have it repaired and returned to the Sydney Museum.

Subject: Palaeontology, Geology, Zoology

[Publication status unknown - Not in Proceedings or Transactions]

Reference number: RR/10/200
Earliest possible date: 17 October 1889
Physical description: Letter on paper
Page extent: 4 pages
Format: Manuscript

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William Henry Flower

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William Henry Flower, Referee's report by William Henry Flower, on a paper 'On the skull of a marsupial carnivore Thylacopardus australis' by Richard Owen, 17 October 1889, RR/10/200, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_200/referees-report-by-william-henry-flower-on-a-paper-on-the-skull-of-a-marsupial-carnivore-thylacopardus-australis-by-richard-owen, accessed on 23 January 2025

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Referees' reports on scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1831- Reference number: RR
Referees' reports: volume 10, peer reviews of scientific papers submitted to the Royal Society for publication
1887-1890 Reference number: RR/10

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William Henry Flower
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Richard Owen
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