The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... Patagonia , which are probably of Eocene age , certain fossil mammals which he has referred to the Dasyurida , one of the Australian families . Again , Mr. Thomas ' Canolestes ( see P. Z. S. 1895 ) , is also believed to be allied to the ...
... Patagonia , which are probably of Eocene age , certain fossil mammals which he has referred to the Dasyurida , one of the Australian families . Again , Mr. Thomas ' Canolestes ( see P. Z. S. 1895 ) , is also believed to be allied to the ...
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... Patagonia . In addition to a number of other forms , this series contains the re- mains of many Marsupials , and though the most promi- nent of them belong to the Didelphyida — the Marsupial family now confined to America , and ...
... Patagonia . In addition to a number of other forms , this series contains the re- mains of many Marsupials , and though the most promi- nent of them belong to the Didelphyida — the Marsupial family now confined to America , and ...
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... Patagonia . But the distribution of Struthious birds is probably to be explained much in the same way as the distribution of other archaic forms , such as the lemurs and tapirs . They are remnants of what were formerly widely spread ...
... Patagonia . But the distribution of Struthious birds is probably to be explained much in the same way as the distribution of other archaic forms , such as the lemurs and tapirs . They are remnants of what were formerly widely spread ...
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... Patagonia . They are , however , known to be connected with the main- land by a shallow sea of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only ...
... Patagonia . They are , however , known to be connected with the main- land by a shallow sea of less than 100 feet in depth , and therefore present all the characteristic features of a " continental " group of islands . The only ...
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... Patagonia . The Deer ( Cervidae ) of the Neotropical Region all belong to two peculiar genera ( Cariacus and Pudua ) , of which the former extends northwards throughout the United States to British Columbia , while the latter is found ...
... Patagonia . The Deer ( Cervidae ) of the Neotropical Region all belong to two peculiar genera ( Cariacus and Pudua ) , of which the former extends northwards throughout the United States to British Columbia , while the latter is found ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic 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 genera genus Geographical Distribution greater number 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 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