RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Abstract of Lyell, Elements of Geology, 1865, Owen and Schaaffhausen. CUL-DAR80.B63. 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 10.2021. RN2
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).
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Lyells Elements 1865. The Dryopithecus has a wisdom molar so has existing Siamang in which respect it approaches man, as the latter also does in having smaller canine teeth.
"so say most of the Anthropomorphous apes have large canine teeth."
Man
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Owen. Verte.
vol. 2. p. 564 Teeth [dentition]
3 p. 320
325
323 canine
Anthrop. Review No 23 p 426. 427.
Owen, Richard. 1866-1868. On the anatomy of vertebrates. 3 vols. London: Longmans, Green & Co. vol. 1 PDF vol. 2 PDF vol. 3 PDF
Lyell, Charles. 1865. Elements of geology, or, the ancient changes of the earth and its inhabitants as illustrated by geological monuments. 6th ed. London: John Murray. [inscribed][Darwin Library-Down] PDF
Schaaffhausen, Hermann. 1868. On the primitive form of the human skull. Anthropological Review 6 no. 23 (October): 412-431. [CUL-DAR.LIB.PER-U383] PDF
Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)
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