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absolutely confined abundant Acanthodrilus affinities Africa allied Amphibia ancient antarctic continent anteaters aquatic arctic Asia Australia Australian region bats belonging Benhamia birds Blanford Carboniferous carnivorous Cassowaries characteristic characters coast colour Cotingida Crocodiles cuckoo Dinornithidae dispersal distinct earthworms entirely Ethiopian region Europe evidence example existing extends extinct facts of distribution fauna Fernando Noronha flightless fossil fresh-water frog Galapagos genera genus geological group of animals India Indies indigenous inhabited insects instance Kerguelen land Planarians large number Lemurs limited lizards Lumbricidæ Madagascar Mammalia mammals marine Marsupials matter Megapodes Microscolex migration Mollusca Nearctic Nearctic region nearly Neotropical Neotropical region occur oceanic islands Old World Oligochata Oriental region Palearctic Palearctic region Passerine Patagonia peculiar forms peculiar genera perhaps Perichata Planarians pointed present probably Prof range recently remarkable reptiles resemblance restricted Rodents Sclater scorpions Serolis South America southern structure sub-region terrestrial tortoises tract tropical Wallace wide worms Zealand
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Page 162 - For anything that geology or palaeontology are able to show to the contrary, a Devonian fauna and flora in the British Islands may have been contemporaneous with Silurian life in North America, and with a Carboniferous fauna and flora in Africa.
Page 231 - One of the most startling and important of the scientific discoveries of the last twenty years has been that of the relics of a luxuriant Miocene flora in various parts of the arctic regions. It is a discovery that was totally unexpected, and is even now considered by many men of science to be completely unintelligible ; but it is so thoroughly established, and it has such a direct...