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... period the name the " Age of Fishes , " occurred both in fresh and marine waters . Derivation of carnivorous fish from mud - eating forms occurred early in the period , and the four - footed tetrapods were derived from the fish near the ...
... period the name the " Age of Fishes , " occurred both in fresh and marine waters . Derivation of carnivorous fish from mud - eating forms occurred early in the period , and the four - footed tetrapods were derived from the fish near the ...
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... period the dress was influenced by the Near East ; in the Classi- cal period it was original and harmonious ; in the Hel- lenistic period it was luxurious . In the Archaic period , overall patterns , as well as fig- ured representations ...
... period the dress was influenced by the Near East ; in the Classi- cal period it was original and harmonious ; in the Hel- lenistic period it was luxurious . In the Archaic period , overall patterns , as well as fig- ured representations ...
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... period in close contact with Greek and Near Eastern culture . Some differences were due to the great wealth their mineral deposits brought them , although their clothes conformed in general to the Greek fashion of the period . Athletes ...
... period in close contact with Greek and Near Eastern culture . Some differences were due to the great wealth their mineral deposits brought them , although their clothes conformed in general to the Greek fashion of the period . Athletes ...
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