. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. THE PLIOCENE OF EUROPE, ASIA, AND NORTH AMERICA 361 Plains, extending westward to the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and spreading eastward over a much greater territory than they now occupy. All the formations succeeding the ' Panhandle' or of more recent date are. I'loisUK^'iieiKeccii i Plioteiic t libnco) Mioceiu'( Exploinli(^ns of tlie American Museum »9^)-1301,under Grdley. Fig. 1G6. — Map of a section of uorthurn Texas showing location of important fossil uianiinal finds and
. The age of mammals in Europe, Asia and North America. Mammals, Fossil; Paleontology. THE PLIOCENE OF EUROPE, ASIA, AND NORTH AMERICA 361 Plains, extending westward to the Rocky Mountains of New Mexico, and spreading eastward over a much greater territory than they now occupy. All the formations succeeding the ' Panhandle' or of more recent date are. I'loisUK^'iieiKeccii i Plioteiic t libnco) Mioceiu'( Exploinli(^ns of tlie American Museum »9^)-1301,under Grdley. Fig. 1G6. — Map of a section of uorthurn Texas showing location of important fossil uianiinal finds and geologic horizons. After Gidley, Amer. Mus. Exped., 1902. represented by comparatively small areas of fluviatile, flood plain or seolian origin. The earliest of these more restricted formations are known as the ' Claren- don,' and are of Upper Miocene or Lower Pliocene age, containing such characteristic forms as Procamelus, Protohippus, Pliohippus, Hipparion, and Trilophodon. The main body of the Clarendon beds consists for the most part of cross-bedded sands and sandstones, intermixing more or less. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Osborn, Henry Fairfield, 1857-1935. New York, The Macmillan Company
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