India consisting mainly of granite and old-metamorphic rocks, while the greater part of the peninsula is of tertiary formation, with a few isolated patches of secondary rocks. It is evident, therefore, that during much of the tertiary period,* Ceylon... THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF ANIMALS - Page 328by ALFRED RUSSEL WALLACE - 1876Full view - About this book
| Alfred Russel Wallace - 1876 - 602 lehte
...ot India or the Himalayas. The Past History of Ceylon and South-India as indicated by its Fawna. — In our account of the Ethiopian region we have already...affinity with Malaya, require however some closer approxima-- tion to these islands, which probably occurred at a later period. When, still later, the... | |
| W. Scott-Elliot - 1904 - 58 lehte
...India consisting mainly of granite and old-metamorphic rocks, while the greater part of the peninsula is of tertiary formation, with a few isolated patches...Malaya, require, however, some closer approximation with these islands, which probably occurred at a later period. When, still later, the great plains... | |
| Abinas Chandra Das - 1921 - 664 lehte
...China and Celebes, an area which it probably did once occupy." 1 Elsewhere he writes : " It is evident that during much of the Tertiary period, Ceylon and...of an extensive Southern Continent or great island. T ho very numerous and remarkable cases of affinity with Malaya require, however, some closer approximation... | |
| W. Scott-Elliot - 1925 - 198 lehte
...India consisting mainly of granite and old-metamorphic rocks, while the greater part of the peninsula is of tertiary formation, with a few isolated patches...Malaya, require, however, some closer approximation with these islands, which probably occurred at a later period. When, still later, the great plains... | |
| W. Scott-Elliot - 1996 - 56 lehte
...India consisting mainly of granite and old-metamorphic rocks, while the greater part of the peninsula is of tertiary formation, with a few isolated patches...evident, therefore, that during much of the tertiary period.f Ceylon and South India were bounded on the north by a considerable extent of sea, and probably... | |
| Lewis Spence - 2002 - 280 lehte
...India consisting mainly of granite and old-metamorphic rocks, while the greater part of the peninsula is of tertiary formation, with a few isolated patches...Period, Ceylon and South India were bounded on the ftorth by » considerable extent of sea, and probably formed part of an extensive Southern Continent... | |
| Edgar Thurston - 2004 - 104 lehte
...connect their earliest origin with that people. But they have emerged H 'VuV !?• eviden* that> dur'°K much of the tertiary period, Ceylon and South India...very numerous and remarkable cases of affinity with Malava require however some closer approximation to these islands, which of >0C'°Ur " PetM" Wallaoe'... | |
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