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genera of placental mammals have been identified in the lower Meiocene, while the opossum, the last representative of the marsupials in Europe, is not found in either of the later stages.

 

Range of Living Genera in Meiocenes of Europe.

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Lower
Meiocene.
France.

Mid
Meiocene.
France.

Upper
Meiocene.
Middle and
S. Europe.

Bat,

1. Vespertilio ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

——

Mole,

1. Talpa ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

x

——

Shrew,

1. Sorex ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

——

——

Water-Shrew,

1. Myogale ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

x

——

Dormouse,

1. Myoxus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

x

——

Hedgehog,

1. Erinaceus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

x

——

Squirrel,

1. Sciurus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

x

——

Beaver,

1. Castor ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

——

Pika,

1. Lagomys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

——

Porcupine,

1. Hytrix ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

——

x

Cat,

1. Felis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

——

x

Hyæna,

1. Hyæna ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Otter,

1. Lutra ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

——

Viverra,

1. Viverra ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

——

Mustela,

1. Mustela ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Gazelle,

1. Gazella ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

——

x

Giraffe,

1. Camelopardis ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

——

x

Antelope,

1. Antilope ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Deer,

1. Cervus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Hog,

1. Sus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Tapir,

1. Tapir ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

——

x

Rhinocerus,

1. Rhinocerus ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

——

x

x

Opossum,

1. Didelphys ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

x

——

——

 

The Southern Seaboard.

The sea of the Meiocene age touched only one portion of Britain, at Hempstead (Fig. 6), in the Isle of Wight, where strata, 170 feet thick, partly of