 But we may readily believe that any one cognisant of the food of the elk, might be likely to have suspected cryptogamic vegetation to have entered more largely into the food of a still more northern species of the deer tribe. And I can by no means subscribe...  American Journal of Science and Arts - Seite 171847Vollansicht - Über dieses Buch
 | 1847 - 492 Seiten
...to eighteen inches lung. The skin when first brought to the Museum, was offensive to the smell. It n now quite dry and hard, and where most compact is...determine, or even to offer a probable conjecture concernmg that of the extinot species." The molar teeth of the Elephant possess, as we have seen, a... | |
 | 1845 - 716 Seiten
...would have assigned a lichen to the rein-deer.' But we may readily believe, that any one cognisant of the food of the elk, might be likely to have suspected...prefers, will not enable us to determine, or even to ofier a probable conjecture concerning that of the extinct species.' The molar teeth of the elephant... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 422 Seiten
...been supplied by many successive generations. So many skeletons * "I fully agree with Dr. Fleming, that the kind of food which the existing species of...will not enable us to determine, or even to offer a feasible conjecture, concerning that of the extinct species. No one, as he observes, acquainted with... | |
 | James Rennie - 1831 - 434 Seiten
...been supplied by many successive generations. So many skeletons * «I fully agree with Dr. Fleming, that the kind of food which the existing species of...will not enable us to determine, or even to offer a feasible conjecture, concerning that uf the extinct .species. No one, as he observes, acquainted with... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1836 - 396 Seiten
...accounting for the subsistence of such herds of enormous animals. On this point, Dr. Fleming remarks, " that the kind of food which the existing species of...prefers, will not enable us to determine, or even to ofi'er a probable conjecture concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with gramineous... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1837 - 396 Seiten
...accounting for the subsistence of such herds of enormous animals. On this point, Dr. Fleming remarks, " that the kind of food which the existing species of...conjecture concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with the gramineous character of the food of our fallow-deer, stag, or roe, would... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1837 - 500 Seiten
...large proportion of the living species of British testacea. It has been well observed by Dr. Reming, that " the kind of food which the existing species...conjecture, concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with the gramineous character of the food of our fallow-deer, stag, or roe, would... | |
 | Sir Charles Lyell - 1840 - 506 Seiten
...great quadrupeds to have once flourished between the latitudes 40° and 60°^. Dr. Fleming has hinted, that " the kind of food which the existing species...conjecture, concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with the gramineous character of the food of our fallow-deer, stag, or roe, would... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 388 Seiten
...them entirely sound, and are at the present day, collected and sold by thousands for ivory. remarks, " that the kind of food which the existing species of...elephant prefers, will not enable us to determine, oi even to offer a probable conjecture concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with... | |
 | John Lee Comstock - 1841 - 398 Seiten
...them entirely sound, and are at the present day, collected and sold by thousands for ivory. remarks, " that the kind of food which the existing species of...elephant prefers, will not enable us to determine, oi even to offer a probable conjecture concerning that of the extinct species. No one acquainted with... | |
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