The Voyage of the Beagle · Character
Professor Owen
Anatomist who analyzed fossils collected by Darwin.
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Also known as Professor Owen 43
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Professor Owen is cited as having fully described the fossil remains of gigantic land-animals found at Punta Alta in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle.
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In Bahia Blanca: Professor Owen is cited as having fully described the fossil remains of gigantic land-animals found at Punta Alta in the Zoology of the Voyage of the Beagle.
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- Fuegian repatriation and mission
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