. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 960.—Skull of Diprotodon Aus- tralis, x £s, Post-Pliocene, Fig. 961.—Thylacoleo, Skull reduced (after Flower). if ex, as large as a lion. The striking peculiarity of this animal was the existence of a broad trenchant premolar, as shown in Fig. 961. Geographical Faunas of Quaternary Times.—We observe, then, that already the geographical distribution of families was similar to that which we find at present. Then, as now, Herbivores greatly predomi- nated in America, while Carnivores were very a
. Elements of geology : a text-book for colleges and for the general reader. Geology. Fig. 960.—Skull of Diprotodon Aus- tralis, x £s, Post-Pliocene, Fig. 961.—Thylacoleo, Skull reduced (after Flower). if ex, as large as a lion. The striking peculiarity of this animal was the existence of a broad trenchant premolar, as shown in Fig. 961. Geographical Faunas of Quaternary Times.—We observe, then, that already the geographical distribution of families was similar to that which we find at present. Then, as now, Herbivores greatly predomi- nated in America, while Carnivores were very abundant, and of great size, in the Eastern Continent. Then, as now, sloths and armadillos and llamas characterized the fauna of South America, while Marsupials characterized that of Australia. But in each locality the animal life seems to have been then more abundant, and the species 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 LeConte, Joseph, 1823-1901. New York : D. Appleton and Co.
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