The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... allied to them , outside of Australia itself.1 On the other hand , the presence of fossil opossums ( Didel- phyidae ) in the Eocene beds of France , shows that the South American forms were formerly more widely spread . Professor Huxley ...
... allied to them , outside of Australia itself.1 On the other hand , the presence of fossil opossums ( Didel- phyidae ) in the Eocene beds of France , shows that the South American forms were formerly more widely spread . Professor Huxley ...
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... allied to the next family , the Phalangers , although their exclusively terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to ...
... allied to the next family , the Phalangers , although their exclusively terrestrial habits naturally involve minor points of difference , which , added to the characters presented by their dentition , have induced naturalists to ...
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... allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its family . In Pseudochirus , Trichosurus , and Dromicia , the more typical forms of the Phalangerida ...
... allied to the latter by many characters , and amongst others by the absence of a tail , which distin- guishes it from the rest of its family . In Pseudochirus , Trichosurus , and Dromicia , the more typical forms of the Phalangerida ...
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... , and living on bark , fruits , and leaves . Bettongia and its allied genus Potorous embrace the Kangaroo -. FIG . 5. THE RED KANGAROO . ( Macropus rufus . ) FIG . 6. THE PAPUAN ECHIDNA . ( Proechidna bruijni. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 31.
... , and living on bark , fruits , and leaves . Bettongia and its allied genus Potorous embrace the Kangaroo -. FIG . 5. THE RED KANGAROO . ( Macropus rufus . ) FIG . 6. THE PAPUAN ECHIDNA . ( Proechidna bruijni. THE AUSTRALIAN REGION 31.
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Bettongia and its allied genus Potorous embrace the Kangaroo - rats , as they are often termed . These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess well- developed canine ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. Bettongia and its allied genus Potorous embrace the Kangaroo - rats , as they are often termed . These are all small , never exceeding a rabbit in size ; they possess well- developed canine ...
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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