The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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Although fossil remains of this animal have been found in the recent Tertiary
deposits , it is difficult to say whether the Dingo was introduced into Australia by
the aborigines or is indigenous . At the present time it appears to be found both in
a ...
Although fossil remains of this animal have been found in the recent Tertiary
deposits , it is difficult to say whether the Dingo was introduced into Australia by
the aborigines or is indigenous . At the present time it appears to be found both in
a ...
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Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
Both these animals , now confined to the island of Tasmania , must have formerly
extended into Australia , as their remains have been found fossil in the caves of
the Wellington Valley of New South Wales . Altogether the Dasyures number ...
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... REGION The past history of the Australian mammals is still very obscure ; the
only remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone -
caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch .
... REGION The past history of the Australian mammals is still very obscure ; the
only remains of extinct species yet discovered have been found in certain bone -
caves and in surface - deposits generally attributed to the Pleistocene Epoch .
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The other group , the Moas ( Dinornithidæ ) , is now quite extinct , but as remains
of their skin and feathers have been found in some of the caves of the Southern
Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain ...
The other group , the Moas ( Dinornithidæ ) , is now quite extinct , but as remains
of their skin and feathers have been found in some of the caves of the Southern
Islands , and as the ancient legends and songs of the Maoris contain ...
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Remains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the
Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) , and in the ( probably contemporaneous )
Gondwana beds of India , as likewise in the lower Eocenes of North America and
Northern ...
Remains of these families occur in beds of Permian age in Germany , in the
Keuper of Elgin ( Scotland ) , and in the ( probably contemporaneous )
Gondwana beds of India , as likewise in the lower Eocenes of North America and
Northern ...
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absence Africa allied already animals appears Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats Bear beds belong birds boundary Carnivora Celebes Central characteristic closely coast common confined connected considerable considered containing distinct distribution districts divided division doubt Eastern endemic entirely Ethiopian Region Europe exception existing extends extinct fact fauna five forests forms four further genera genus geographical greater includes Indian inhabitants Insectivores islands known land Lemurs less limits Madagascar mainland mammals Marsupials Monkeys mountains namely Nearctic Region nearly Neotropical Region North northern occur Ocean Old World Order Oriental Region origin Pacific Palæarctic Region peculiar Peninsula Pleistocene portion possesses present probably range recent referred regards remains remarkable represented restricted Rodents seems separate single South America Southern species spread Sub-region terrestrial tropical true Ungulates usually West Western whole widely
Información bibliográfica
| Título | The Geography of Mammals Nineteenth Century Collections Online (NCCO): Science, Technology, and Medicine: 1780-1925 |
| Autores | William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater |
| Editor | K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Harvard |
| Digitalizado | 27 Ago. 2008 |
| Largo | 335 páginas |
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