The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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On the other hand , the presence of fossil opossums ( Didelphyidx ) in the
Eocene beds of France , shows that the South American forms were formerly
more widely spread . Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots (
Psittacomorphæ ) “ as ...
On the other hand , the presence of fossil opossums ( Didelphyidx ) in the
Eocene beds of France , shows that the South American forms were formerly
more widely spread . Professor Huxley has also cited the Parrots (
Psittacomorphæ ) “ as ...
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Besides the more widely diffused Australian types , some peculiar forms are met
with only on this side of the continent . Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently
separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme
...
Besides the more widely diffused Australian types , some peculiar forms are met
with only on this side of the continent . Tasmania , which is , in fact , but a recently
separated piece of this portion of Australia , has also a moister and less extreme
...
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Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
Of these the greater number ( fourteen ) are Bats ; one is a Marsupial ( Phalanger
) , of which two species occur in Celebes ; another is the widely spread genus
Mus , which is found throughout the Old World ; and the last is a Carnivore (
Canis ) ...
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Lastly , two species of Monkeys just enter the margin of the Sub - region , namely
, the Common Macaque ( Macacus cynomolgus ) , very widely distributed
throughout the Oriental Region , which has crossed “ Wallace ' s Line ” into Flores
and ...
Lastly , two species of Monkeys just enter the margin of the Sub - region , namely
, the Common Macaque ( Macacus cynomolgus ) , very widely distributed
throughout the Oriental Region , which has crossed “ Wallace ' s Line ” into Flores
and ...
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Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is
the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is found only
in Timor , but is very widely distributed throughout the Oriental Malayan Islands .
Among the Rodents also there is one very obvious intruder from the west ; this is
the Javan porcupine ( Hystrix javanica ) , which in this Sub - region is found only
in Timor , but is very widely distributed throughout the Oriental Malayan Islands .
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