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... Miocene had round their borders belts of poplars and willows and shrubs . Leaves resembling those of the tamarind , with a ripe seed - vessel , have been found , and , on the same slab , a winged ant . We learn from this that the seed ...
... Miocene had round their borders belts of poplars and willows and shrubs . Leaves resembling those of the tamarind , with a ripe seed - vessel , have been found , and , on the same slab , a winged ant . We learn from this that the seed ...
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... Miocene is slightly developed in the south of England , and vastly in the north - east of Italy . There were vast coral reefs in the period , and the varied nature of strata is remarkable for intermediate fauna . The Miocene was , in ...
... Miocene is slightly developed in the south of England , and vastly in the north - east of Italy . There were vast coral reefs in the period , and the varied nature of strata is remarkable for intermediate fauna . The Miocene was , in ...
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... Miocene were abundant , and some of the species attained gigantic dimensions . seas . The amphibious part of creation are the link which joins land animals and fish . There are fish which have the habit of leaving the water for a forage ...
... Miocene were abundant , and some of the species attained gigantic dimensions . seas . The amphibious part of creation are the link which joins land animals and fish . There are fish which have the habit of leaving the water for a forage ...
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... Miocene strata of North America are crowded with carnivora , ruminantia , pachydermata , rodentia , and non- - ruminating creatures of the horse , rhinoceros and pig tribes . Heredity , or inheritance of the parents ' nature , seems to ...
... Miocene strata of North America are crowded with carnivora , ruminantia , pachydermata , rodentia , and non- - ruminating creatures of the horse , rhinoceros and pig tribes . Heredity , or inheritance of the parents ' nature , seems to ...
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