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Referee's report by William Clark, on a paper 'On the Megatherium (Megatherium americanum, blumenbach)' by Richard Owen

Reference number: RR/2/182

Date: 07 March 1851

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Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to work of Monro [Alexander Monro?]. Extensive discussion of the vertebrae in different animals.

Subject: Palaeontology, Zoology

[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society]

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RR/2/182
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07 March 1851
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Letter on paper
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7 pages
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Manuscript

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William Clark

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William Clark, Referee's report by William Clark, on a paper 'On the Megatherium (Megatherium americanum, blumenbach)' by Richard Owen, 07 March 1851, RR/2/182, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_2_182/referees-report-by-william-clark-on-a-paper-on-the-megatherium-megatherium-americanum-blumenbach-by-richard-owen, accessed on 16 September 2024

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