RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstracts of the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London, 1863-1873. CUL-DAR75.51b. Edited by John van Wyhe (The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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1863 Part I. p. 39 Owen on 2 free unguiculate digits to wing of Archeopteryx
p. 45 on characters of the bird being embryonic. like change in tail in Homocercal & Heterocercal Fish
Owen, Richard. 1863. On the Archeopteryx of von Meyer, with a description of the fossil remains of a long-tailed species, from the lithographic stone of Solenhofen. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 153: pp. 33-47.
1866 Part. I p. 113, 140, 152, 174 on affinity of Birds to mammals & Reptiles — Dinornis & Apteryx are Struthious old & generalised form.
Parker, William Kitchen. 1866. On the structure and development of the skull in the ostrich tribe. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 156: 113-183.
1867 Part. II p. 603 Young of Trionyx shown numerous teeth
p 626 Gunther on Hatteria of N. Zealand part a strong cultivation of low & high Elements- abnormal from Muscular — few Reptiles in Islands & mostly cosmopolitan.
Günther, Albert. 1867. Contribution to the anatomy of Hatteria (Rhynchocephalus, Owen). Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 157: 595-629.
1869 Part II p 549 Owen on relation of milk to under teeth in Horse & Hipparion
Owen, Richard. 1869. Description of the cavern of Bruniquel, and its organic contents. Part II. Equine remains. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 159: 535-557.
p 559 on fossil Horses of America 563, 572.
Owen, Richard. 1869. On fossil remains of Equines from Central and South America referable to Equus Conversidens, Ow., Equus tau, Ow., and Equus arcidens, Ow. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 159: 559-573.
1870 Part I p 75 on Cameloid fossil America
Owen, Richard. 1870. On remains of a large extinct lama (Palauchenia magna, Ow.) from Quaternary deposits in the valley of Mexico. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 160: 65-77.
1871. Part II. p 513 Gunther on ceratodus — scanty representation & wider distribution of a type is some proof of extreme antiquity?
p 561 The Dipnoi to much remarkable case of prehistoric in all vertebrates
Ceratodus a genus from Mesozoic to present era.
Günther, Albert. 1871. Description of Ceratodus, a genus of ganoid fishes, recently discovered in rivers of Queensland, Australia. 13 plates. London: Taylor & Francis. (from: Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society 161 no. 2: 511-571). [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U182] [Darwin Library-Down] PDF
1873 Part I. p. 21. Kowalevsky, only familiar exuberantly developed have any chance of leaving progeny behind them.
p. 43 no link between [Paridigitata] and Imparidigitata ungulates either living or extinct.
p. 74 Refers struggle to the inflexibility of the organism of some beings, so that they cd not become adapted & were extinguished.
p. 76 gradation of characters
Kovalevsky, Alexander Onufrievich. 1873. On the osteology of the Hyopotamidæ. Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London 163: 19-94.
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