The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... appears to be unnecessary , at least so far as the mammals are concerned , though there are certainly a considerable number of Neotropical birds and insects found in both these districts . Besides the mainland of Central and South ...
... appears to be unnecessary , at least so far as the mammals are concerned , though there are certainly a considerable number of Neotropical birds and insects found in both these districts . Besides the mainland of Central and South ...
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... appear to have derived their fauna direct from South America , but probably in times considerably remote , and without the assistance of a land - connection . The almost complete absence of terrestrial mammals and of representatives of ...
... appear to have derived their fauna direct from South America , but probably in times considerably remote , and without the assistance of a land - connection . The almost complete absence of terrestrial mammals and of representatives of ...
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... appear to be represented only by a single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty ...
... appear to be represented only by a single species , which is an intruder into the extreme southern end of the Sub - region . Of the other family of American Monkeys ( Cebida ) , about eight species , against a total of at least sixty ...
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... , and in Tertiary times appear to have been distributed nearly all over the northern hemi- sphere . But accompanying these are other forms of the same Order , which seem to be more nearly related 80 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... , and in Tertiary times appear to have been distributed nearly all over the northern hemi- sphere . But accompanying these are other forms of the same Order , which seem to be more nearly related 80 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
Página 81
... appear to have existed for a short period only . The Rodents of this formation all belong to the Hystri- comorphine section of the order , and the Monkeys are all Platyrrhine , so that , except in the case of the Marsupials where the ...
... appear to have existed for a short period only . The Rodents of this formation all belong to the Hystri- comorphine section of the order , and the Monkeys are all Platyrrhine , so that , except in the case of the Marsupials where the ...
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Africa animals Ant-eater Antarctic Antelopes Arctatlantis Arctic Armadilloes Asia Atlantic Australian Region Bats beds belong Borneo boundary Bovida Cape Carnivora Celebes Cetaceans Chimpanzee Chiroptera closely allied coast confined considerable number contains Deer distinct districts Eastern Edentates endemic Ethiopian Region Europe existing extends extinct fauna forests forms genera genus geographical distribution greater number Indian Sub-region 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 Phocida Pinnipeds Pliocene present range recent remarkable represented Rodents Sea-regions SECTION Shrews single species Sirenian South America Southern Squirrels Sub-family Sumatra SUMMARY AND DEDUCTIONS Tapirs three genera total number tropical Ungulata Ungulates Viverride Western whole widely distributed