. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 275. PLATE 8 Outlying tamarix near the oasis of El Gatrun, Fezzan. This peripheral zone of tamarix is typical of most of the larger oases in the Libyan Sahara and provides suitable habitats for several species of Saharan rodents, January *&t Date palms interspersed with sandy-clay hummocks supporting tamarix at El Abiad Oasis, Fezzan. The large gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum, is abundant in the sandy areas around the palm trees where the dense, basal fronds afford shelter and the fallen dates provide a c
. Bulletin - United States National Museum. Science. NATIONAL MUSEUM BULLETIN 275. PLATE 8 Outlying tamarix near the oasis of El Gatrun, Fezzan. This peripheral zone of tamarix is typical of most of the larger oases in the Libyan Sahara and provides suitable habitats for several species of Saharan rodents, January *&t Date palms interspersed with sandy-clay hummocks supporting tamarix at El Abiad Oasis, Fezzan. The large gerbil, Gerbillus pyramidum, is abundant in the sandy areas around the palm trees where the dense, basal fronds afford shelter and the fallen dates provide a convenient source of food, December 1961. U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1968 O - 285-134. 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 United States National Museum; Smithsonian Institution; United States. Dept. of the Interior. Washington : Smithsonian Institution Press, [etc. ]; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. Govt Print. Off.
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