The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
Dentro del libro
Resultados 6-10 de 18
Página 158
... in the northern parts of the Old World until a comparatively recent epoch , geologically speaking . The Bisons ( Fig . 33 ) are still common. FIG . 32. THE MUSK Ox . FIG . 33. THE AMERICAN BISON . FIG . 34. 158 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
... in the northern parts of the Old World until a comparatively recent epoch , geologically speaking . The Bisons ( Fig . 33 ) are still common. FIG . 32. THE MUSK Ox . FIG . 33. THE AMERICAN BISON . FIG . 34. 158 THE GEOGRAPHY OF MAMMALS.
Página 166
... comparatively recent geological times , and that this has resulted in the commingling of the faunas of the northern parts of these two Regions , to a considerable extent . This land - bridge must have existed so recently that there has ...
... comparatively recent geological times , and that this has resulted in the commingling of the faunas of the northern parts of these two Regions , to a considerable extent . This land - bridge must have existed so recently that there has ...
Página 174
... comparatively few of the genera are common to the Old and New Worlds ; and it appears that , whilst during the older Eocene there was a considerable emigration of New World forms into Europe , in Miocene times the stream was re- versed ...
... comparatively few of the genera are common to the Old and New Worlds ; and it appears that , whilst during the older Eocene there was a considerable emigration of New World forms into Europe , in Miocene times the stream was re- versed ...
Página 175
... comparatively modern Palearctic fragment , in which not only the genera , but frequently the species , are identical in both Regions . This portion of the fauna has probably reached the Nearctic Region by the passage which must have ...
... comparatively modern Palearctic fragment , in which not only the genera , but frequently the species , are identical in both Regions . This portion of the fauna has probably reached the Nearctic Region by the passage which must have ...
Página 175
... comparatively modern Palearctic fragment , in which not only the genera , but frequently the species , are identical in both Regions . This portion of the fauna has probably reached the Nearctic Region by the passage which must have ...
... comparatively modern Palearctic fragment , in which not only the genera , but frequently the species , are identical in both Regions . This portion of the fauna has probably reached the Nearctic Region by the passage which must have ...
Otras ediciones - Ver todas
Términos y frases comunes
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