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It is the answer to the question , What became of the many peculiar tropical
American genera of animals and plants , when a great part of the tropics was
covered with ice , and the climate of the lower lands much colder than now ? For
instance ...
It is the answer to the question , What became of the many peculiar tropical
American genera of animals and plants , when a great part of the tropics was
covered with ice , and the climate of the lower lands much colder than now ? For
instance ...
Page 206
Mexico . The land molluscs of the islands to the south , on the contrary , from
Barbuda and St. Kitt's down to Trinidad , are of two types , one Venezuelan , the
other Guianian ; the western side of the supposed continuous land , namely ,
Trinidad ...
Mexico . The land molluscs of the islands to the south , on the contrary , from
Barbuda and St. Kitt's down to Trinidad , are of two types , one Venezuelan , the
other Guianian ; the western side of the supposed continuous land , namely ,
Trinidad ...
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area was concerned . When the land again rose from below . the sea , the marine
fauna was not destroyed — it simply retired farther back . There is every reason to
believe that the production of species is a slow process , and if fresh - water ...
area was concerned . When the land again rose from below . the sea , the marine
fauna was not destroyed — it simply retired farther back . There is every reason to
believe that the production of species is a slow process , and if fresh - water ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | The Naturalist in Nicaragua 651. number of Everyman's Library 651. number of Everyman's library: Science |
| Author | Thomas Belt |
| Edition | reprint |
| Publisher | J. M. Dent, 1911 |
| Original from | UC Southern Regional Library Facility |
| Digitized | 16 dets. 2014 |
| Length | 306 pages |
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