RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1842.08. Saw at Geolog. suite of Chalk fossils. CUL-DAR205.9.160. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 9.2021. RN1

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR205.9 contains notes on palaeontology and geology [regarding theory of evolution].


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Aug. /42/ Saw at Geolog. suite of Chalk fossils from S. (?) India Lonsdale says analogous only of European - like those of Oolite - If so whole world probably peopled - What loss - Chalk of N. America - I think same species - Premature generalisation of Murchison -


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