The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... or Tasmanian Devil , as it is popularly called — a somewhat aberrant dasyure of a prevailing black colour , about the size and somewhat of the shape of an English badger and remarkable for its savage and voracious disposition .
... or Tasmanian Devil , as it is popularly called — a somewhat aberrant dasyure of a prevailing black colour , about the size and somewhat of the shape of an English badger and remarkable for its savage and voracious disposition .
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The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the ...
The Wombats are numerically of the least importance of the three families above mentioned , although the form and general appearance of the animals of the single known genus , Phascolomys , are hardly less remarkable than those of the ...
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They are remarkable for the fact Sonid ( Macropus rufus . ) that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other ...
They are remarkable for the fact Sonid ( Macropus rufus . ) that the proportionate lengths of the fore and hind limbs , unlike those of the true kangaroos , resemble those of ordinary mammals ; they further differ from all other ...
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... these extinct animals appear in many cases to have attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its remarkable fauna .
... these extinct animals appear in many cases to have attained a size far surpassing that of their degenerate descendants . None of the remains hitherto found in Australia throw much light on the origin of its remarkable fauna .
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One of these is Distoechurus , a small mouse - like animal belonging to the family of Phalangers , and remarkable for its long tail , which bears at its tip a double row of hairs on either side , and thus resembles a feather .
One of these is Distoechurus , a small mouse - like animal belonging to the family of Phalangers , and remarkable for its long tail , which bears at its tip a double row of hairs on either side , and thus resembles a feather .
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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
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| 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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