RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Wyman, Proceedings of the American Academy of Science, 4, 1860. CUL-DAR80.B55. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 10.2021. 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 volumes CUL-DAR80-86 contain material for Darwin's book Descent of man (1871).
Darwin cited this in Descent 1: 16-17. n12: "Prof. Wyman in 'Proc. of American Acad, of Sciences,' vol. iv. 1860, p. 17."
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Man
After saying os coccyx is a rud. tail: add
At a very early embryonic period viz between the 20 & 25 days old if the tail projects freely "turning upwards toward the abdomen, & extending considerably [illeg] the rudimentary legs, subsequently to be surrounded & concealed by the downward growth of these extremities & the pelvis."
Prof. Wyman in Proc. American Acad of Sciences Vol IV 1860 p. 17.
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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