THE EVOLUTION OF TERTIARY MAMMALS, AND 

 THE IMPORTANCE OF THEIR MIGRATIONS 



PROFESSOR CHARLES DEPERET 



Third Paper. 1 Miocene Epoch. 



After having investigated the migrations of the Eocene 

 and Oligoeene epochs (Comptes rendus, 6 novembre, 1905, 

 et 12 mars, 1906), I will now consider those of the Miocene. 



C. Miocene Fauna.— I. Lower Miocene (Burdigalian). 

 fauna of the sands of the Orleanais: principal localities 

 (Neuville-aux-Bois, Marigny, Rebrechien, Fay-aux-Loges, 

 Beaugency, Tavers, Les Barres; Chevilly, Neuvilly, Ar- 

 tenay, Ruan, Chilleurs, Suevres, Pontlevoy, Thenay, 

 Blasois, Chitenay; Manthelan, etc.), and of the limestone 

 of Montabuzard, underlying the sands.— The marine de- 

 posits of Eggenburg and Linz (Lower Austria), of the 

 "Muschelsandstein" of Bruttelen, Macconens, La Mo- 

 liere, Bucheggberg (Switzerland), of Saint-Nazaire-en- 

 Royans (Drome), of the white Molasse of Angles (Gard), 

 of Horta de Tripas near Lisbon.— Fauna of the fissures 

 of the Solenkofen quarries. 



1. Local Evolution.— Continuance of Tapiridas (Par- 

 atapirus), of some genera of Rhinocerotidae (Acera- 

 therium, Diceratherium), of Chalicotheriidae (Macro- 

 therium), of Anthracotheriidae (Brachyodus becoming 

 extinct), of Suida? ( Paheochoerus, Hyotherium), of Tragu- 

 lidae (Hyaemoschus), of Cervulinae (Palapomeryx, Dicro- 

 cerus), of Castoridae (Steneofiber), of Cricetinap (Crice- 

 todon), of Lagomorph Rodentia (Prolagus), of Talpidae 

 (Talpa), of Tupaiidae (Galerix), of Canidae (last of 



ences, t. CXLIII, p. 11*1 (s.-anee .hi 24 .1,'oembre. 1906). Translate! hy 

 Johanna Kroeber. First and second papers, Eocene and Oligoeene, in the 



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