RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Fragment of glytodon to have analysed proportion of animal matter CUL-DAR39.187. (John van Wyhe ed., 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 8.2022. RN2
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Fragment of glytodon t o have analysed, proportion of base animal matter.
[South America, p. 78: "North of the R. Salado, there are many lakes; and on the banks of one (near the Guardia) there was a little cliff similarly composed, but including many nodular and stalactiform concretions: I found here a large piece of tessellated armour, like that of the Glyptodon, and many fragments of bones."]
Daubeny on Proport of animal matter in bones. Ed. New Phil: vol XXXVII (1844) p 293
[pp. 288-94: On the occurrence of fluorine in recent as well as in fossil bones.]
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Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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