The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... 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 ...
... 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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... , 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 some twenty species in 24 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... , 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 some twenty species in 24 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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... remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone - caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch . Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the ...
... remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone - caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch . Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the ...
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... remains of their skin and feathers have been found in some of the caves of the Southern Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist ...
... remains of their skin and feathers have been found in some of the caves of the Southern Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain unmistakable references to them , it is probable that they have ceased to exist ...
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... ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS The Right Whale (Balana mysticetus)
... ) southern continent , the remains of which are represented by the land round the South Pole , while former arms stretched upwards and embraced New Zealand , Eastern 46 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS The Right Whale (Balana mysticetus)
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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