A history of British fossil mammals, and birds. By Richard Owen. Illustrated by 237 woodcuts

The Smithsonian catalogs A history of British fossil mammals, and birds. By Richard Owen. Illustrated by 237 woodcuts as electronic resources in its Mammals, Fossil records.

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The Smithsonian lists the object under Mammals, Fossil and dates it 1846.

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Smithsonian InstitutionA history of British fossil mammals, and birds. By Richard Owen. Illustrated by 237 woodcuts

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