The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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... mainland , rather point the other way . The help in these questions to be derived from paleontology is up to this time very scanty . Almost the only remains of fossil mammals that have been yet obtained from the West Indies are certain ...
... mainland , rather point the other way . The help in these questions to be derived from paleontology is up to this time very scanty . Almost the only remains of fossil mammals that have been yet obtained from the West Indies are certain ...
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... mainland of Africa by more than 800 miles of deep water . Neither of these islands possesses any Vertebrates . The only land - groups well represented in them are the Beetles and the Land - shells — a study of which shows that the ...
... mainland of Africa by more than 800 miles of deep water . Neither of these islands possesses any Vertebrates . The only land - groups well represented in them are the Beetles and the Land - shells — a study of which shows that the ...
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... mainland . The other islands above mentioned , Prince's Island , St. Thomas , and Anno Bon , are all considerably more distant from the coast of Africa , and , so far as we know , do not possess any native Mammals . A certain number of ...
... mainland . The other islands above mentioned , Prince's Island , St. Thomas , and Anno Bon , are all considerably more distant from the coast of Africa , and , so far as we know , do not possess any native Mammals . A certain number of ...
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... mainland of Africa . They are separated from Africa by the Mozambique channel , more than 1000 fathoms in depth , while the depression between them and Madagascar is considerably less . Inhabiting these islands . there are three Bats ...
... mainland of Africa . They are separated from Africa by the Mozambique channel , more than 1000 fathoms in depth , while the depression between them and Madagascar is considerably less . Inhabiting these islands . there are three Bats ...
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... mainland by only a com- paratively narrow strait ) , is entirely absent from the African mainland itself . Among the Lemurs we have two families , one con- taining only a single species ( Chiromyida ) confined to Madagascar , the other ...
... mainland by only a com- paratively narrow strait ) , is entirely absent from the African mainland itself . Among the Lemurs we have two families , one con- taining only a single species ( Chiromyida ) confined to Madagascar , the other ...
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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