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Page 361
... known later genera . Another specimen , known as Thlaeodon , is the largest known Cretaceous mammal . Its bulbous premolars and large canines are indicative of an adaptation to a mixed ( omnivorous ) diet . It apparently is referable to ...
... known later genera . Another specimen , known as Thlaeodon , is the largest known Cretaceous mammal . Its bulbous premolars and large canines are indicative of an adaptation to a mixed ( omnivorous ) diet . It apparently is referable to ...
Page 389
... known since the early Tertiary Era , flourished in the new conditions and in many areas that were previously forested . Grassland is known regionally by such names as savanna , llanos , prairies , etc. A new type of primate — the ground ...
... known since the early Tertiary Era , flourished in the new conditions and in many areas that were previously forested . Grassland is known regionally by such names as savanna , llanos , prairies , etc. A new type of primate — the ground ...
Page 409
... known from skeletons , and the evolutionary status of the modern locomotor conditions is not well known . Highly evolved burrowing rodents were certainly present in the Oligocene in Mongolia , however , and less special- ized ones ...
... known from skeletons , and the evolutionary status of the modern locomotor conditions is not well known . Highly evolved burrowing rodents were certainly present in the Oligocene in Mongolia , however , and less special- ized ones ...
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