RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1855.05.05. Abstract of Carpenter, On the fossil shells of foraminifera, called by him 'Orbitolites'. CUL-DAR45.69. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2022. RN1
NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR45 contains notes for Natural selection chap. 4 'Variation under nature'.
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May 5' 1855. Dr. Carpenter in his paper on Foraminifera is going to discuss common or making species certain vars. common at old times & now rare. —so also in one area & in another. N. B. Here vars seem to follow same laws as species. Known to be vars. from same individual shell presenting the two variations
Darwin, C. R. 8.1855. Referee report on W. B. Carpenter's manuscript "On the fossil shells of foraminifera, called by him 'Orbitolites'". RoySoc-RR3.38.
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