The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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It is hoped that most of the leading facts and the conclusions to be drawn
therefrom as to the distribution of 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 ...
It is hoped that most of the leading facts and the conclusions to be drawn
therefrom as to the distribution of 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 ...
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Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the
Monotremes or to the Marsupials , and , with two exceptions , can be
accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Nototherium and
Diprotodon ...
Putting aside the Dingo , all the Pleistocene mammals of Australia belong to the
Monotremes or to the Marsupials , and , with two exceptions , can be
accommodated in still existing families . These exceptions are Nototherium and
Diprotodon ...
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Some of them have even been relegated by Ameghino ( 1 ) , to whose
researches our knowledge of the Santa Cruzian fauna is mainly due , to the
existing Australian family Dasyuridæ . If , on further investigation , these
references shall be ...
Some of them have even been relegated by Ameghino ( 1 ) , to whose
researches our knowledge of the Santa Cruzian fauna is mainly due , to the
existing Australian family Dasyuridæ . If , on further investigation , these
references shall be ...
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The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidæ ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
The Ant - eaters ( Myrmecophagidæ ) are also mainly inhabitants of forests , and
one of the three existing forms ( Cyclothurus ) is exclusively arboreal . A second (
Tamandua ) may be said to be semi - arboreal , but the largest — the Great Ant ...
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Finally , the Tapirs ( Tapiridæ ) are represented by four species , all of which are
peculiar to this region , the only . other existing Tapir known being the Indian
Tapir of the Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of. Fig . 11 .
Finally , the Tapirs ( Tapiridæ ) are represented by four species , all of which are
peculiar to this region , the only . other existing Tapir known being the Indian
Tapir of the Malay Peninsula . The explanation of this curious case of. Fig . 11 .
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