The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Página 35
Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the
Monotremes or to the Marsupials , and , with two exceptions , can be
accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Nototherium and
Diprotodon ...
Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the
Monotremes or to the Marsupials , and , with two exceptions , can be
accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Nototherium and
Diprotodon ...
Página 94
The only light thrown on this curious case of discontinuous distribution is the
occurrence of a fossil genus ( Pellegrinia ) allied to the African forms in the
Pleistocene beds of Sicily . This indicates that meinbers of this family once had a
wider ...
The only light thrown on this curious case of discontinuous distribution is the
occurrence of a fossil genus ( Pellegrinia ) allied to the African forms in the
Pleistocene beds of Sicily . This indicates that meinbers of this family once had a
wider ...
Página 121
These are — ( a ) Manis ( the Scaly Ant - eater ) , from the Pliocene of Samos ; ( 6
) Rhinoceros , which existed in various parts of Europe from the Miocene up to
the Pleistocene times ; ( c ) Elephas , which first appears in Pliocene times , and ...
These are — ( a ) Manis ( the Scaly Ant - eater ) , from the Pliocene of Samos ; ( 6
) Rhinoceros , which existed in various parts of Europe from the Miocene up to
the Pleistocene times ; ( c ) Elephas , which first appears in Pliocene times , and ...
Página 151
... however , of the Siwalik fauna is the fact that , while certain of the genera are
only found in Miocene beds in Europe , and not in more recent deposits , the
greater number are only known , out of India , from the Pliocene and Pleistocene ,
so ...
... however , of the Siwalik fauna is the fact that , while certain of the genera are
only found in Miocene beds in Europe , and not in more recent deposits , the
greater number are only known , out of India , from the Pliocene and Pleistocene ,
so ...
Página 212
... at least to 30° S . lat . Arctirenia has unfortunately lost its Sirenian , Steller ' s
Sea - cow ( Rhytina stelleri ) , the largest modern representative of this formerly
prevalent group , which since the days of the Pleistocene has greatly diminished
in ...
... at least to 30° S . lat . Arctirenia has unfortunately lost its Sirenian , Steller ' s
Sea - cow ( Rhytina stelleri ) , the largest modern representative of this formerly
prevalent group , which since the days of the Pleistocene has greatly diminished
in ...
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