The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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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 indigenous . At the present time it appears to be found both in
a ...
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 indigenous . At the present time it appears to be found both in
a ...
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Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
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... REGION The past history of the Australian mammals is still very obscure ; the
only remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone -
caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch .
... REGION The past history of the Australian mammals is still very obscure ; the
only remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone -
caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch .
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... the Kiwis ( Apterygidæ ) , is still represented by five or six species , although
these birds are being rapidly exterminated by the British colonists . The other
group , the Moas ( Dinornithida ) , is now quite extinct , but as remains of their
skin and ...
... the Kiwis ( Apterygidæ ) , is still represented by five or six species , although
these birds are being rapidly exterminated by the British colonists . The other
group , the Moas ( Dinornithida ) , is now quite extinct , but as remains of their
skin and ...
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Remains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the
Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) , and in the ( probably contemporaneous )
Gondwana beds of India , as likewise in the lower Eocenes of North America and
Northern ...
Remains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the
Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) , and in the ( probably contemporaneous )
Gondwana beds of India , as likewise in the lower Eocenes of North America and
Northern ...
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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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