Referee's report by Edward Forbes, on two papers 'On the Pelorosaurus; an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile whose remains are associated with those of the Iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex' and 'Supplementary observations on the structure of the Belemnite and Belemnoteuthis' by Gideon Algernon Mantell
Reference number: RR/2/144
Date: 21 May 1850

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First paper:
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'.
Subject: Palaeontology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
Second paper:
Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Drawings should be engraved for publication.
Subject: Palaeontology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]
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- RR/2/144
- Earliest possible date
- 21 May 1850
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- Letter on paper
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- 4 pages
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Edward Forbes, Referee's report by Edward Forbes, on two papers 'On the Pelorosaurus; an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile whose remains are associated with those of the Iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex' and 'Supplementary observations on the structure of the Belemnite and Belemnoteuthis' by Gideon Algernon Mantell, 21 May 1850, RR/2/144, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_144/referees-report-by-edward-forbes-on-two-papers-on-the-pelorosaurus-an-undescribed-gigantic-terrestrial-reptile-whose-remains-are-associated-with-those-of-the-iguanodon-and-other-saurians-in-the-strata-of-tilgate-forest-in-sussex-and-supplementary-observations-on-the-structure-of-the-belemnite-and-belemnoteuthis-by-gideon-algernon-mantell, accessed on 14 May 2025
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XVIII. Supplementary observations on the structure of the belemnite and belemnoteuthis External link, opens in new tab.
Date: 31st December 1850
DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1850.0019
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Referee's report by Robert Edmond Grant, on a paper 'On the Pelorosaurus; an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile whose remains are associated with those of the Iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex' by Gideon Algernon Mantell
Creator: Robert Edmond Grant Reference number: RR/2/145 -
Referee's report by Robert Edmond Grant, on a paper 'Supplementary observations on the structure of the Belemnite and Belemnoteuthis' by Gideon Algernon Mantell
Creator: Robert Edmond Grant Reference number: RR/2/146 -
Paper, 'On the pelorosaurus: an undescribed gigantic terrestrial reptile whose remains are associated with those of the iguanodon and other saurians in the strata of Tilgate Forest, in Sussex' by Gideon Algernon Mantell
Creator: Gideon Algernon Mantell Reference number: PT/38/2
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