The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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318 „ III . DISTRIBUTION OF DIPROTODONT MARSUPIALS . 319 , IV .
DISTRIBUTION OF POLYPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 321 , V . SUMMARY AND
DEDUCTIONS . . . , VI . DISTRIBUTION OF MONOTREMES . . . . DEDUCTIONS .
318 „ III . DISTRIBUTION OF DIPROTODONT MARSUPIALS . 319 , IV .
DISTRIBUTION OF POLYPROTODONT MARSUPIALS 321 , V . SUMMARY AND
DEDUCTIONS . . . , VI . DISTRIBUTION OF MONOTREMES . . . . DEDUCTIONS .
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When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find
that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the
Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
When we come to examine the ranges of these groups on the map , we shall find
that the Monotremes are wholly confined to Australia and New Guinea ; that the
Marsupials predominate in Australia , and are only met with elsewhere in South ...
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ians and Marsupials occur ; no Insecti - | vores ; many Edentates ; no
Monotremes . . America south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . fiveogaa . Neogæa
. ( 3 ) Land where Euther - ) ians only occur ; few Edentates , no Mar - ļ supials ?
nor ...
ians and Marsupials occur ; no Insecti - | vores ; many Edentates ; no
Monotremes . . America south of the Isthmus of Tehuantepec . fiveogaa . Neogæa
. ( 3 ) Land where Euther - ) ians only occur ; few Edentates , no Mar - ļ supials ?
nor ...
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Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
Absence of nearly all Eutherian Mammals , except a few Rodents and Bats ;
presence of six distinct families of Marsupials with one hundred species , and the
only two known forms of Monotremes . 2 . – NEOTROPICAL REGION Name .
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The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention
, are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class
of Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Ornithorhynchus and ...
The most peculiar mammals of Australia , and those which first claim our attention
, are its representatives of the two forms which together constitute the Sub - class
of Monotremes . These are the extraordinary genera Ornithorhynchus and ...
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