A History of Land Mammals in the Western Hemisphere

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Author

Scott, William Berryman, 1858-1947

Title

A history of land mammals in the western hemisphere

Original Publication

New York: The MacMillan Company, 1913.

Credits

Peter Becker and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

QE: Science: Geology

Subject

Mammals, Fossil

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 75110

Release Date

January 14, 2025

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.A HISTORY OF LAND MAMMALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
2. 2.Untitled
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.PREFACE
5. 5.CONTENTS
6. 6.A HISTORY OF LAND MAMMALS IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE — CHAPTER I METHODS OF INVESTIGATION—GEOLOGICAL
7. 7.CHAPTER II METHODS OF INVESTIGATION—PALÆONTOLOGICAL
8. 8.CHAPTER III THE CLASSIFICATION OF THE MAMMALIA
9. 9.CHAPTER IV THE SKELETON AND TEETH OF MAMMALS — I. The Skeleton — II. The Teeth
10. 10.CHAPTER V THE GEOGRAPHICAL DEVELOPMENT OF THE AMERICAS IN CENOZOIC TIMES — I. Tertiary Period — 1. Paleocene Epoch — 2. Eocene Epoch — 3. Oligocene Epoch — 4. Miocene Epoch — 5. Pliocene Epoch — II. Quaternary Period — 1. Pleistocene Epoch
11. 11.CHAPTER VI THE GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION OF MAMMALS
12. 12.CHAPTER VII THE SUCCESSIVE MAMMALIAN FAUNAS OF NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA — I. Quaternary Faunas — II. Tertiary Faunas — 1. Pliocene — 2. Miocene — 3. Oligocene — 4. Eocene — 5. Paleocene
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII HISTORY OF THE PERISSODACTYLA — I. Suborder Chelodactyla. Normal Perissodactyla. — 1. Equidæ. Horses — 2. † Titanotheriidæ. † Titanotheres — 3, 4. Tapiridæ and † Lophiodontidæ. Tapirs and † Lophiodonts — 5. Rhinocerotidæ. True Rhinoceroses — 6. † Hyracodontidæ. † Cursorial and † Aquatic Rhinoceroses — II. † Ancylopoda. † Clawed Perissodactyls — 7. † Chalicotheriidæ. † Chalicotheres
14. 14.CHAPTER IX HISTORY OF THE ARTIODACTYLA — Suborder Suina. Swine-like Animals — 1. Tagassuidæ. Peccaries — 2. † Entelodontidæ. † Giant Pigs — Suborder Artiodactyla † Primitiva. † Primitive Artiodactyls — 3. † Anthracotheriidæ. † Anthracotheres — 4. † Oreodontidæ. † Oreodonts — 5. † Agriochœridæ. † Agriochœrids — Suborder Tylopoda. Camels and Camel-like Animals — 6. Camelidæ. Camels and Llamas — 7. † Hypertragulidæ. † Hypertragulids — Suborder Pecora. True Ruminants — SECTION CERVICORNIA. DEER AND GIRAFFES — SECTION CAVICORNIA. HOLLOW-HORNED RUMINANTS
15. 15.CHAPTER X HISTORY OF THE PROBOSCIDEA
16. 16.CHAPTER XI HISTORY OF THE † AMBLYPODA AND † CONDYLARTHRA — SUBORDER † PANTODONTA — SUBORDER † TALIGRADA — Order † Condylarthra — 1. † Phenacodontidæ — 2. † Meniscotheriidæ
17. 17.CHAPTER XII HISTORY OF THE † TOXODONTIA (OR † NOTOUNGULATA) — Suborder † Toxodonta. † Toxodonts Proper — Suborder † Typotheria. † Typotheres — Suborder † Entelonychia. † Homalodotheres — Suborder † Pyrotheria. † Pyrotheres
18. 18.CHAPTER XIII HISTORY OF THE † LITOPTERNA AND † ASTRAPOTHERIA — Order † Astrapotheria. † Astrapotheres
19. 19.CHAPTER XIV HISTORY OF THE CARNIVORA — 1. Canidæ. Dogs, Wolves, Foxes, etc. — 2. Felidæ. Cats — 3. Procyonidæ. Raccoons, etc. — 4. Ursidæ. Bears — 5. Mustelidæ. Mustelines — SOUTH AMERICAN FISSIPEDIA — Suborder † Creodonta. † Primitive Flesh-eaters — 1. † Miacidæ. Fissipede-like † Creodonts — 2. † Mesonychidæ — 3, 4. † Arctocyonidæ and † Oxyclænidæ — 5. † Hyænodontidæ — 6. † Oxyænidæ
20. 20.CHAPTER XV HISTORY OF THE PRIMATES — Suborder Lemuroidea. Lemurs — Suborder Anthropoidea. Monkeys, Apes, Man — Section Platyrrhina. South American Monkeys — MAN IN THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE
21. 21.CHAPTER XVI HISTORY OF THE EDENTATA — Suborder † Gravigrada. † Ground-sloths — Section Loricata. Armoured Edentates — Suborder Dasypoda. Armadillos — Suborder † Glyptodontia. † Glyptodonts
22. 22.CHAPTER XVII HISTORY OF THE MARSUPIALIA — Suborder Polyprotodonta — 1. Didelphiidæ. Opossums — 2. Thylacynidæ. Predaceous Marsupials — Suborder Diprotodonta — Suborder † Allotheria
23. 23.CHAPTER XVIII MODES OF MAMMALIAN EVOLUTION
24. 24.FOOTNOTES
25. 25.GLOSSARY
26. 26.INDEX
27. 27.Untitled

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