The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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In order to endeavour to solve this problem , let us select the mammals , as the
most highly organised and altogether the best - known group of the animal
kingdom , and examine the geographical distribution of this class of animals over
the ...
In order to endeavour to solve this problem , let us select the mammals , as the
most highly organised and altogether the best - known group of the animal
kingdom , and examine the geographical distribution of this class of animals over
the ...
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... known families of this Order , being entirely confined to South and Central
America . Taking these main facts as our guide , we may divide the land - surface
of the Earth as follows , into three divisions :( 1 ) Land where Marsupials ) prevail
...
... known families of this Order , being entirely confined to South and Central
America . Taking these main facts as our guide , we may divide the land - surface
of the Earth as follows , into three divisions :( 1 ) Land where Marsupials ) prevail
...
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Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
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Of the balance — seventy - four - eight only are common to the Oriental and
Ethiopian Regions , and are not found in any other Region , whereas twenty -
eight more , also known in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise
found.
Of the balance — seventy - four - eight only are common to the Oriental and
Ethiopian Regions , and are not found in any other Region , whereas twenty -
eight more , also known in the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions , are likewise
found.
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Furthermore , out of the eight genera above mentioned , although they are not
now found in the Palæarctic Region , four of them are known to have existed
there during the Pliocene period . This shows , we think , very conclusively that
what ...
Furthermore , out of the eight genera above mentioned , although they are not
now found in the Palæarctic Region , four of them are known to have existed
there during the Pliocene period . This shows , we think , very conclusively that
what ...
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Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Geography of Mammals Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de California |
| Digitalizado | 2 Jul. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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