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Referee's report by Hugh Falconer, on a paper 'On the dicynodont reptilia, with a description of some fossil remains brought by H. R. H. Prince Alfred from South Africa, November 1860' by Richard Owen

Reference number: RR/4/194

Date: 26 March 1862

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Referee does not feel that they can offer an opinion on the paper.

Subject: Physiology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1862].

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RR/4/194
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26 March 1862
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Letter on paper
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3 pages
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Hugh Falconer

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Hugh Falconer, Referee's report by Hugh Falconer, on a paper 'On the dicynodont reptilia, with a description of some fossil remains brought by H. R. H. Prince Alfred from South Africa, November 1860' by Richard Owen, 26 March 1862, RR/4/194, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_4_194/referees-report-by-hugh-falconer-on-a-paper-on-the-dicynodont-reptilia-with-a-description-of-some-fossil-remains-brought-by-h-r-h-prince-alfred-from-south-africa-november-1860-by-richard-owen, accessed on 17 March 2026

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