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One very prominent New World family was the merycoidodonts (or oreodonts),
which lasted until the early Pliocene (about 6,000,000 years ago). They had
somewhat piglike proportions, short faces, a large upper canine and a caniniform
first ...
One very prominent New World family was the merycoidodonts (or oreodonts),
which lasted until the early Pliocene (about 6,000,000 years ago). They had
somewhat piglike proportions, short faces, a large upper canine and a caniniform
first ...
Page 211
Pele, of Brazil, probably the finest footballer the world has known, earned around
$250,000 a year at his peak, from the game itself, from advertising, from a
television series, from selling his name for use on a brand of coffee, and so on.
Pele, of Brazil, probably the finest footballer the world has known, earned around
$250,000 a year at his peak, from the game itself, from advertising, from a
television series, from selling his name for use on a brand of coffee, and so on.
Page 530
The German automobile industry suffered from the dislocation of World War I and
Germany's subsequent economic difficulties. The major developments of the
1920s were the merger of Daimler and Benz in 1926, after the founders of both ...
The German automobile industry suffered from the dislocation of World War I and
Germany's subsequent economic difficulties. The major developments of the
1920s were the merger of Daimler and Benz in 1926, after the founders of both ...
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