| Reference number | RR/2/184 |
| Level | Item |
| Title | Referee's report by William Clark, on a paper 'Description of some species of the extinct genus Nesodon, with remarks on the primary group (Toxodontia) of hoofed quadrupeds, to which that genus is referable' by Richard Owen |
| Date | 11 February 1853 |
| Description | Recommended for publication in the 'Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society'. Refers to earlier work by Richard Owen describing Nesodon in 1836. Refers to Captain Sullivan who provided the fossil material. Compares Nesodon with Toxodon, and living animals such as the tapir, rhinoceros, peccary and hippopotamus.
Subject: Palaeontology, Zoology
[Published in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society] |
| Extent | 4p |
| Format | Manuscript |
| Physical description | Letter on paper |
| Digital images | View item on Science in the Making |
| Access status | Open |
| Related material | DOI: 10.1098/rstl.1853.0011 Vol.143 1853 |
| Related records in the catalogue | PT.47.1 |
| RR/2/185 |
| PT/47/1 |
Fellows associated with this archive
| Code | Name | Dates |
| NA2666 | Clark; William (1788 - 1869) | 1788 - 1869 |
| NA8083 | Owen; Sir; Richard (1804 - 1892) | 1804 - 1892 |