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Referee's report by Edwin Ray Lankester, on a paper 'On the homologies and succession of the teeth in Dasyuridae, with an attempt to trace the history of the evolution of mammalian teeth in general' by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas

Reference number: RR/10/90

Date: 13 June 1887

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Suggests annotating the figure with the species names, and adding explanation for the figures.

Subject: Zoology, Palaeontology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, 1887]

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RR/10/90
Earliest possible date
13 June 1887
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Letter on paper
Page extent
3 pages
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Manuscript

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Edwin Ray Lankester

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Edwin Ray Lankester, Referee's report by Edwin Ray Lankester, on a paper 'On the homologies and succession of the teeth in Dasyuridae, with an attempt to trace the history of the evolution of mammalian teeth in general' by Michael Rogers Oldfield Thomas, 13 June 1887, RR/10/90, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_10_90/referees-report-by-edwin-ray-lankester-on-a-paper-on-the-homologies-and-succession-of-the-teeth-in-dasyuridae-with-an-attempt-to-trace-the-history-of-the-evolution-of-mammalian-teeth-in-general-by-michael-rogers-oldfield-thomas, accessed on 13 February 2025

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