Prehistoric mammal fossils. 19th-century illustration of a range of prehistoric mammal fossils found in South America by British naturalist Charles Da
Prehistoric mammal fossils. 19th-century illustration of a range of prehistoric mammal fossils found in South America by British naturalist Charles Darwin. At lower right is a magnified view of a Megatherium (ground sloth) molar tooth. Across top are parts of the foot bones and armour of the armadillo-like glyptodont Hoplophorus euphractus. At centre are the jaws and teeth of the rodent Ctenomys priscus, and a rodent leg at lower centre. At centre left and lower left are fossil horse teeth. This is Plate 32 from 'Fossil Mammalia' (1840), part of 'The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle'. This expedition established Darwin's reputation as a naturalist. Edited by Darwin, the 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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