. Compte-rendu des séances du sixième Congrès international de zoologie, tenu à Berne du 14 au 19 août 1904 ... Zoology. H. F. OSBORX — MAMMALIAN l' 105 sparsely if at ail représentée!. Now three faunal stages are clearly reco- gnized (Scott', MATTHE^v^GlDLEY'j, nauioly: Lowor (Rosebud beds), in whicli the animais are still sparsely knowii, Middle (Deep River beds), in which the fauna is becoming more fully known, LIpper (Loup Fork beds), PROVtSIOMAL PHYLOGCHi OF CARNIVORA ^ OLO irU£W WORLD. MusrcuDAE vmmtioAe HïtsMiiue canioab. •v^ éssssi. Fio. 6 The hypothetical phylogeny of tlie


. Compte-rendu des séances du sixième Congrès international de zoologie, tenu à Berne du 14 au 19 août 1904 ... Zoology. H. F. OSBORX — MAMMALIAN l' 105 sparsely if at ail représentée!. Now three faunal stages are clearly reco- gnized (Scott', MATTHE^v^GlDLEY'j, nauioly: Lowor (Rosebud beds), in whicli the animais are still sparsely knowii, Middle (Deep River beds), in which the fauna is becoming more fully known, LIpper (Loup Fork beds), PROVtSIOMAL PHYLOGCHi OF CARNIVORA ^ OLO irU£W WORLD. MusrcuDAE vmmtioAe HïtsMiiue canioab. •v^ éssssi. Fio. 6 The hypothetical phylogeny of tlie Carnivora illustrating especially the great antiqiiity of some of the modem gênera of dogs, such as Cyon, which separated ofl from the other Canidae in the base of the Oligocène if not in the Eocene. This table includes also the European Carnivora andis of a temporary value. l'alxonictis, althoughaCreodontmay possibly berelated lo the Felidae. in which a very ricli fauna is now fully known. Each of thesr- divisions is distinguished by spécifie stages in the évolution of the horses, rhinoce- roses, camels, oreodonts, rodents, and carnivores. Thèse chronological successions derived from geology hâve aiready yielded very important new biological results. * The Mammalia of the Deep River Beds. Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc, xviii, 1895, pp. 55-185. * Foss. Mamm. of the Tertiary, etc. Mcm. A. M. N. II. Vol. I, 1901. '^ New or Little Known Mammals from the Miocène. Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. XX, 1904, pp. 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 International Congress of Zoology (6th : 1904 : Bern). Genève, W. Kündig & fils


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