The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of Living and Extinct Faunas as Elucidating the Past Changes of the Earth's Surface, 1. köideHarper and brothers, 1876 - 503 pages |
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Page vi
... Professor Newton , who , about six years ago , both suggested that I should undertake the task . I accordingly set to work ; but soon became discouraged by the great dearth of materials in many groups , the absence of general systematic ...
... Professor Newton , who , about six years ago , both suggested that I should undertake the task . I accordingly set to work ; but soon became discouraged by the great dearth of materials in many groups , the absence of general systematic ...
Page ix
... Professor Newton ; and to have one general map , showing the regions and sub - regions , which could be referred to by means of a series of numbers . These references I give in the form of diagrammatic headings to each family ; and ...
... Professor Newton ; and to have one general map , showing the regions and sub - regions , which could be referred to by means of a series of numbers . These references I give in the form of diagrammatic headings to each family ; and ...
Page xiii
... Professor Newton , who not only read through much of my rough MSS . , but was so good as to make numerous cor- rections and critical notes . These were of great value to me , as they often contained or suggested important additional ...
... Professor Newton , who not only read through much of my rough MSS . , but was so good as to make numerous cor- rections and critical notes . These were of great value to me , as they often contained or suggested important additional ...
Page xiv
... Professor Flower was so good as to read over my chapters on extinct animals , and to point out several errors into which I had fallen . Dr. Günther gave me much valuable information on the classification of reptiles , marking on my ...
... Professor Flower was so good as to read over my chapters on extinct animals , and to point out several errors into which I had fallen . Dr. Günther gave me much valuable information on the classification of reptiles , marking on my ...
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... Professor Forbes has given a list of fifty shells which inhabited the British seas before the Glacial epoch and inhabit it still , but are all wanting in the glacial deposits . The whole of these are found in the Newer Pliocene strata ...
... Professor Forbes has given a list of fifty shells which inhabited the British seas before the Glacial epoch and inhabit it still , but are all wanting in the glacial deposits . The whole of these are found in the Newer Pliocene strata ...
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absence abundant Abyssinia affinities Africa and Madagascar allied Amphibia animals antelopes Arctic Asia Austral Australia Australian region Austro-Malaya belong birds Borneo Burmah Carnivora Celebes Central Ceylon characteristic China climate Coleoptera confined Cosmopolite Cosmopolite Cosmopolite deposits distribution east Eastern Hemisphere Eocene epoch Ethiop Ethiopian Ethiopian region Europe European excl existing extend extinct fauna forests Formosa genera genus geographical globe groups Guinea Himalayas hyænas India Indo-Malay inhabit Insectivora insects Japan Java land land-birds large number less lizards Madagascar Malacca Malay Malaya Malayan mammalia migration Miocene Miocene period Moluccas mountains Nearctic Neotropical North northern occur ocean Oriental genus Oriental region Palearctic Palearctic genus Palearctic region peculiar forms peculiar genera peculiar genus peculiar species perhaps Pliocene possesses Post-Pliocene probably range recent regions but Australian remarkable represented reptiles rhinoceros South America southern sub-region Sumatra Tasmania temperate Tertiary Thibet Timor Tropical Africa tropical regions types whole region wholly Zealand zoological regions