The Geography of MammalsK. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited, 1899 - 335 páginas |
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William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. period . At the beginning of Pliocene time , during the deposition of the Araucanian formation in Argentina and the " Equus - beds " in the United States , a wide bridge between North and ...
William Lutley Sclater, Philip Lutley Sclater. period . At the beginning of Pliocene time , during the deposition of the Araucanian formation in Argentina and the " Equus - beds " in the United States , a wide bridge between North and ...
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... Pliocene times , and were contemporaneous with Ante- lopes and other Ungulates , which have availed themselves of the opportunity of spreading southwards to Africa , while the Cervidae have apparently remained obstinately attached to ...
... Pliocene times , and were contemporaneous with Ante- lopes and other Ungulates , which have availed themselves of the opportunity of spreading southwards to Africa , while the Cervidae have apparently remained obstinately attached to ...
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... Pliocene beds were laid down , and remains of Bears have been also found in the Siwalik deposits of India , which are possibly ( Proteles cristatus . ) of even greater age . It seems , therefore , very strange that the Bears should ...
... Pliocene beds were laid down , and remains of Bears have been also found in the Siwalik deposits of India , which are possibly ( Proteles cristatus . ) of even greater age . It seems , therefore , very strange that the Bears should ...
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... Pliocene times , whereas Madagascar was cut off from Africa before this eruption of Northern forms took place . Madagascar , therefore , appears to contain a sample of the ancient Ethiopian fauna , which has been almost exterminated on ...
... Pliocene times , whereas Madagascar was cut off from Africa before this eruption of Northern forms took place . Madagascar , therefore , appears to contain a sample of the ancient Ethiopian fauna , which has been almost exterminated on ...
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... Pliocene age in the island of Samos , in the Ægean Sea , shows that the Aardvark , like so many other African animals , has migrated southwards from the Palearctic Region . The greater number of the genera to which the numerous ...
... Pliocene age in the island of Samos , in the Ægean Sea , shows that the Aardvark , like so many other African animals , has migrated southwards from the Palearctic Region . The greater number of the genera to which the numerous ...
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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