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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On the dentition of Rhinoceros leptorhinus (Owen)' by William Boyd Dawkins

Reference number: RR/6/95

Date: 21 October 1866

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The paper forms a sequel to two papers published in the Natural History Review by the same author. Refers to works by Georges Cuvier, Richard Owen and Hugh Falconer, Balsamo Crivelli and Emilio Cornalia.

Subject: Geology, Palaeontology

[Published in the 'Proceedings of the Royal Society of London']

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RR/6/95
Earliest possible date
21 October 1866
Physical description
Letter on paper
Page extent
6 pages
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Manuscript

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On the dentition of Rhinoceros leptorhinus (Owen)' by William Boyd Dawkins, 21 October 1866, RR/6/95, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_95/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-on-the-dentition-of-rhinoceros-leptorhinus-owen-by-william-boyd-dawkins, accessed on 04 December 2024

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