The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two regions . To sum up the subject we add a table of the numbers of orders , families , and genera of mammals found in the six different Regions , together with the number of ...
... origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two regions . To sum up the subject we add a table of the numbers of orders , families , and genera of mammals found in the six different Regions , together with the number of ...
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... origin of the Dingo has not yet been settled . Although fossil remains of this animal have been found in the recent Tertiary deposits , it is difficult to say whether the Dingo was introduced into Australia by the aborigines or is ...
... origin of the Dingo has not yet been settled . Although fossil remains of this animal have been found in the recent Tertiary deposits , it is difficult to say whether the Dingo was introduced into Australia by the aborigines or is ...
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... origin of its remarkable fauna . But quite recently evidence of an extensive mammalian fauna has been discovered in certain beds , of probably Upper Eocene age , in Santa Cruz , Patagonia . In addition to a number of other forms , this ...
... origin of its remarkable fauna . But quite recently evidence of an extensive mammalian fauna has been discovered in certain beds , of probably Upper Eocene age , in Santa Cruz , Patagonia . In addition to a number of other forms , this ...
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... origin . As would be naturally expected , there are no indigenous land - mammals in the Hawaiian Sub - region , but a single species of bat ( Atalapha semota ) occurs there . This bat belongs to a genus found in America , and has , no ...
... origin . As would be naturally expected , there are no indigenous land - mammals in the Hawaiian Sub - region , but a single species of bat ( Atalapha semota ) occurs there . This bat belongs to a genus found in America , and has , no ...
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... origin . They are therefore typical " Oceanic " islands . With the exception of two Vesper- mice , slightly differing from those of the mainland , and a peculiar Bat ( Atalapha brachyotis ) , there are no indigenous mammals ( 2 ) in the ...
... origin . They are therefore typical " Oceanic " islands . With the exception of two Vesper- mice , slightly differing from those of the mainland , and a peculiar Bat ( Atalapha brachyotis ) , there are no indigenous mammals ( 2 ) in the ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland Malagasy Malagasy Sub-region Malay Peninsula Malayan MAMMAL-FAUNA mammalian mammals Marsupials Monkeys Monotremes mountains naturalists Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern number of genera number of species occur Ocean Old World Opossum Order Oriental Region Otaria Pacific Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed