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... living species of gastropods in the marine environment . They were presum- ably as diverse throughout the Tertiary . The Bivalvia ( mollusca ) , or clams , are much less diver- sified than the gastropods , with only about 12,000 living ...
... living species of gastropods in the marine environment . They were presum- ably as diverse throughout the Tertiary . The Bivalvia ( mollusca ) , or clams , are much less diver- sified than the gastropods , with only about 12,000 living ...
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... living genera . Later fossil wing prints occur in Miocene deposits . Classification . Distinguishing taxonomic features . Cad- disflies are mothlike insects with two pairs of hairy wings ( sometimes a few scales ) folded rooflike over ...
... living genera . Later fossil wing prints occur in Miocene deposits . Classification . Distinguishing taxonomic features . Cad- disflies are mothlike insects with two pairs of hairy wings ( sometimes a few scales ) folded rooflike over ...
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... Living in Cities year cities of 20,000 or more cities of 100,000 or more 1800 2.4 1.7 1850 4.3 2.3 1900 9.2 5.5 1950 20.9 13.1 1970 27.8 24.0 Sources : Kingsley Davis , " The Origin and Growth of Urbanization in the World , " The ...
... Living in Cities year cities of 20,000 or more cities of 100,000 or more 1800 2.4 1.7 1850 4.3 2.3 1900 9.2 5.5 1950 20.9 13.1 1970 27.8 24.0 Sources : Kingsley Davis , " The Origin and Growth of Urbanization in the World , " The ...
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