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The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 / With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface cover

The Geographical Distribution of Animals, Volume 1 / With a study of the relations of living and extinct faunas as elucidating the past changes of the Earth's surface

By Alfred Russel Wallace
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A systematic survey compiles existing knowledge of terrestrial animal distribution worldwide, analyzing genera and families to define zoogeographical regions and subregions. It combines tabulated ranges, a general map showing ocean-bed contours, and regional maps indicating altitude belts and vegetation to connect present faunas with past geological changes. The author examines fossil mammal distributions to relate extinct and living groups, explains methodological choices such as focusing on genera rather than species, and provides diagrammatic references for families. Human populations are deliberately omitted because anthropological treatment would lie outside the zoological scope.

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Alfred Russel Wallace

Alfred Russel Wallace (1823-1913) was a British naturalist, explorer, and biologist, best known for independently formulating the theory of evolution through natural selection, a concept he presented alongside Charles Darwin. His extensive travels in the Amazon and the Malay Archipelago provided him with rich insights into biodiversity and biogeography, which he documented in works such as "A Narrative of Travels on the Amazon and Rio Negro." Wallace also contributed to various fields, including entomology and anthropology, and was an advocate for spiritualism later in life, as reflected in his book "A Defence of Modern Spiritualism." His legacy endures in the realms of science and literature, marking him as a pivotal figure in the history of evolutionary thought.

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