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Referee's report by George Busk, on a paper 'On the development of the teeth of fishes (elasmobranchii and teleostei)' by Charles Sissmore Tomes

Reference number: RR/7/426

Date: 1875

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Recommended for publication in Philosophical Transactions, albeit 'reluctantly'. An abstract should be published in Proceedings first. The paper have not 'added much to out previous knowledge of the development of teeth in fishes'.

Subject: Zoology

[Published in Philosophical Transactions, 1876].

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RR/7/426
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1875
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Report on paper
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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 development of the teeth of fishes (elasmobranchii and teleostei)' by Charles Sissmore Tomes, 1875, RR/7/426, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/rr_7_426/referees-report-by-george-busk-on-a-paper-on-the-development-of-the-teeth-of-fishes-elasmobranchii-and-teleostei-by-charles-sissmore-tomes, accessed on 09 February 2026

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