The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... existing Mammals have been correctly stated in the course of this work , and that it may be of some use to students of this most attractive branch of Zoology . At the same time , it should be recollected that science in all its branches ...
... existing Mammals have been correctly stated in the course of this work , and that it may be of some use to students of this most attractive branch of Zoology . At the same time , it should be recollected that science in all its branches ...
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... existing families . These exceptions are Noto- therium and Diprotodon , the latter of which was a very large animal , equalling a Rhinoceros in bulk , but both of them were probably allied to the existing Kangaroos . Recently a deposit ...
... existing families . These exceptions are Noto- therium and Diprotodon , the latter of which was a very large animal , equalling a Rhinoceros in bulk , but both of them were probably allied to the existing Kangaroos . Recently a deposit ...
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... existing Australian family Dasyurida . If , on further investigation , these references shall be found to be correct , the inference would seem to be that in very remote times - probably in the early Tertiary or the late Secondary ...
... existing Australian family Dasyurida . If , on further investigation , these references shall be found to be correct , the inference would seem to be that in very remote times - probably in the early Tertiary or the late Secondary ...
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... existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second ( Taman- dua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest - the Great Ant - eater as it is usually called (. FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni ...
... existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second ( Taman- dua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest - the Great Ant - eater as it is usually called (. FIG . 8. - HOFFMANN'S SLOTH . ( Cholopus hoffmanni ...
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... region , the only other existing Tapir known being the Indian Tapir of the of the group . Malay Peninsula . The explanation of. FIG . 11. THE LAMA . FIG . 12. THE BARRIGUDO . ( Lagothrix humboldti . 60 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... region , the only other existing Tapir known being the Indian Tapir of the of the group . Malay Peninsula . The explanation of. FIG . 11. THE LAMA . FIG . 12. THE BARRIGUDO . ( Lagothrix humboldti . 60 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antelopes Arctic Armadillo Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong birds Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Central Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms fossil genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number inhabitants Insectivores islands known Lemurs Macacus Madagascar mainland 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 Palæogean Palearctic Region Papuan Sub-region Patagonia peculiar genera Phalanger Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented restricted Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Sirenian South America Southern Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverrida Wallace's Line West African Western whole widely distributed Zealand