The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... existing re- presentative of the four great families of the Oxen , Rhinoceroses , Horses , and Elephants in this region , though remains of the latter two groups have been found in most recent deposits of Argentina . Here they were ...
... existing re- presentative of the four great families of the Oxen , Rhinoceroses , Horses , and Elephants in this region , though remains of the latter two groups have been found in most recent deposits of Argentina . Here they were ...
Página 108
... existing African fauna is of comparatively modern origin , and came from the Northern continent at the end of the Miocene or the beginning of the Pliocene times , whereas Madagascar was cut off from Africa before this eruption of ...
... existing African fauna is of comparatively modern origin , and came from the Northern continent at the end of the Miocene or the beginning of the Pliocene times , whereas Madagascar was cut off from Africa before this eruption of ...
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... existing members of its Family . Out of the six genera of Insectivora found in this Sub - region three are endemic . Of these the most interesting is the genus Chrysochloris , which forms a distinct Family , and comprises no less than ...
... existing members of its Family . Out of the six genera of Insectivora found in this Sub - region three are endemic . Of these the most interesting is the genus Chrysochloris , which forms a distinct Family , and comprises no less than ...
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... existing genera are few in number ; but the Lemurs , and many of the more primitive forms of the Carnivora , such as form the present fauna of Madagascar , abound . It is , therefore , probable that the separation of Madagascar from the ...
... existing genera are few in number ; but the Lemurs , and many of the more primitive forms of the Carnivora , such as form the present fauna of Madagascar , abound . It is , therefore , probable that the separation of Madagascar from the ...
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... existing in the world being met with in Central and Southern America . This is one of the most interesting cases known of what is termed " discontinuous " distribution , but the explanation of it is not very difficult . If we turn to ...
... existing in the world being met with in Central and Southern America . This is one of the most interesting cases known of what is termed " discontinuous " distribution , but the explanation of it is not very difficult . If we turn to ...
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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