Macrauchenia prehistoric mammal fossils. 19th-century illustration of fossils of cervical vertebrae of the large prehistoric mammal Macrauchenia patac
Macrauchenia prehistoric mammal fossils. 19th-century illustration of fossils of cervical vertebrae of the large prehistoric mammal Macrauchenia patachonica, found in South America by British naturalist Charles Darwin. This extinct hoofed mammal lived from around 7 million years ago. This illustration is Plate 6 from the 1840 volume on fossil mammals ('Fossil Mammalia'), part of the multi-volume work 'The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', describing Darwin's work during this survey voyage from 1832 to 1836. This expedition established Darwin's reputation as a naturalist. Edited by Darwin, this work was published between 1838 and 1843. The volume on fossil mammals was written by British naturalist and palaeontologist Richard Owen.
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