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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]

Reference number
RR/2/144
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21 May 1850
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Letter on paper
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4 pages
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Manuscript

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Edward Forbes

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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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