The Encyclopedia Americana: The International Reference Work, Volume 7Americana Corporation, 1960 - Encyclopedias and dictionaries |
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Page 207
... living vertebrates ( tetrapods ) . The transitions to these two groups involved periods of rapid evolutionary change . The coelacanths are truly living fossils , and probably no other vertebrates of which a fossil record exists have ...
... living vertebrates ( tetrapods ) . The transitions to these two groups involved periods of rapid evolutionary change . The coelacanths are truly living fossils , and probably no other vertebrates of which a fossil record exists have ...
Page 540
... living organism . And as the evolutionary viewpoint became ascend- ant , the query arose : What is the place of con- sciousness in the evolving natural world ? It must be of survival value . The notion of organ- ismic adjustment to ...
... living organism . And as the evolutionary viewpoint became ascend- ant , the query arose : What is the place of con- sciousness in the evolving natural world ? It must be of survival value . The notion of organ- ismic adjustment to ...
Page 719
... living under frontier exploitation . There are said to be some Coroado survivors still living at Aldea da Pedra . The name Coroado means " crowned " in Por- tuguese and is a nickname given the people by Brazilian frontiersmen because ...
... living under frontier exploitation . There are said to be some Coroado survivors still living at Aldea da Pedra . The name Coroado means " crowned " in Por- tuguese and is a nickname given the people by Brazilian frontiersmen because ...
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