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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Ovibos moschatus (Blainville)' by William Boyd Dawkins

Reference number: RR/6/99

Date: 28 January 1868

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Not recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. The descriptions are of a more complete nature than has previously been available. Refers to work of Richard Owen, Édouard Lartet, Henri Marie Ducrotay de Blainville and John Richardson. Suggests a good account would cover the description of the locality and the associated remains.

Subject: Zoology, Geology, Palaeontology

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

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RR/6/99
Earliest possible date
28 January 1868
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Letter on paper
Page extent
7 pages

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George Busk

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George Busk, Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'Ovibos moschatus (Blainville)' by William Boyd Dawkins, 28 January 1868, RR/6/99, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_6_99/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-ovibos-moschatus-blainville-by-william-boyd-dawkins, accessed on 13 December 2024

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