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The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [vol. 1 of 5]

Chapter 1: THE ZOOLOGY OF THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. BEAGLE, UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZROY, R.N., DURING THE YEARS 1832 TO 1836. PUBLISHED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJESTY’S TREASURY.
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The work offers a geological introduction followed by systematic, anatomical descriptions of fossil mammals collected on the voyage, with emphasis on South American extinct forms. It details crania, jaws, teeth, vertebrae, limb bones, and tesselated armour for taxa such as Toxodon, Macrauchenia, Glossotherium, Mylodon, Scelidotherium, Megalonyx, and Megatherium, illustrated by numerous plates. Comparative morphology and measurements underpin taxonomic identifications and interpretations of structural relationships, and a brief discussion addresses the geological contemporaneity of the described extinct mammals.

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Title: The zoology of the voyage of H.M.S. Beagle [vol. 1 of 5]

Fossil mammalia

Author: Richard Owen

Editor: Charles Darwin

Release date: September 6, 2022 [eBook #68925]

Language: English

Original publication: United Kingdom: Smith, Elder & Co, 1839

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THE
ZOOLOGY
OF
THE VOYAGE OF H. M. S. BEAGLE,
UNDER THE COMMAND OF CAPTAIN FITZROY, R.N.,
DURING THE YEARS
1832 TO 1836.
PUBLISHED WITH THE APPROVAL OF THE LORDS COMMISSIONERS OF HER MAJESTY’S TREASURY.

Edited and Superintended by
CHARLES DARWIN, ESQ. M.A. F.R.S. Sec. G.S.
NATURALIST TO THE EXPEDITION.
PART I.
FOSSIL MAMMALIA:
BY
RICHARD OWEN, ESQ. F.R.S.
PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY TO THE ROYAL COLLEGE OF SURGEONS IN LONDON; CORRESPONDING MEMBER OF THE INSTITUTE OF FRANCE, ETC. ETC.
LONDON:
PUBLISHED BY SMITH, ELDER AND CO. 65, CORNHILL.
MDCCCXL.
LONDON:
PRINTED BY STEWART AND MURRAY,
OLD BAILEY.