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... Europe as fur sources , have escaped and spread over much of Europe between the Baltic and the Alps . Their burrows , particularly in canal banks , have been a major source of damage to the drainage system , most especially in The ...
... Europe as fur sources , have escaped and spread over much of Europe between the Baltic and the Alps . Their burrows , particularly in canal banks , have been a major source of damage to the drainage system , most especially in The ...
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... Europe , Africa , North America . + Family Basilosauridae Upper Eocene to lower Oligocene ; Europe , Africa , North America . Suborder Odontoceti ( toothed whales ) Upper Eocene to Recent ; worldwide marine , a few in fresh water ...
... Europe , Africa , North America . + Family Basilosauridae Upper Eocene to lower Oligocene ; Europe , Africa , North America . Suborder Odontoceti ( toothed whales ) Upper Eocene to Recent ; worldwide marine , a few in fresh water ...
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... Europe and North America , mainly during the Paleocene ( 65,000,000 to 55,000,000 years ago ) . Condylarths were unspecialized mammals , rather carnivore - like in appear- ance . The larger species attained the size of tapirs . The ...
... Europe and North America , mainly during the Paleocene ( 65,000,000 to 55,000,000 years ago ) . Condylarths were unspecialized mammals , rather carnivore - like in appear- ance . The larger species attained the size of tapirs . The ...
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