The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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This shows , we think , very conclusively that what small resemblance there is
between the mammals of the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions is due rather to a
similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two
regions ...
This shows , we think , very conclusively that what small resemblance there is
between the mammals of the Oriental and Ethiopian Regions is due rather to a
similarity in their origin , than to any sort of direct connection between the two
regions ...
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The question of the 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 ...
The question of the 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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As in South America , these extinct animals appear in many cases to have
attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the
remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its
remarkable ...
As in South America , these extinct animals appear in many cases to have
attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the
remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its
remarkable ...
Página 49
The larger islands composing the group are seven in number , all of purely
volcanic 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 ) ...
The larger islands composing the group are seven in number , all of purely
volcanic 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 ) ...
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... exactly under the Equator , at a distance of from 500 to 600 miles west of
Ecuador . They rise up from very deep water , and are entirely of volcanic origin .
They are therefore typical “ Oceanic " islands . With the exception of two
Vespermice ...
... exactly under the Equator , at a distance of from 500 to 600 miles west of
Ecuador . They rise up from very deep water , and are entirely of volcanic origin .
They are therefore typical “ Oceanic " islands . With the exception of two
Vespermice ...
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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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