Palaearctic
Britishadjective
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Since the 1500s, only two bird species in the Western Palaearctic, a vast area spanning North Africa to polar regions, were considered to have gone extinct.
From Science Magazine ● Nov. 20, 2024
Evidence for a second western Palaearctic seabird extinction during the last Millennium: the Lava shearwater Puffinus olsoni.
From Scientific American ● Feb. 10, 2013
Faunistically, although not geographically, the Nearctic and Palaearctic areas must form the two subdivisions of one great unit, for which the “Holarctic region” is now the generally accepted term.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
Having shown this much we have next to deal with the peculiarities of the vast Palaearctic subregion.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" by Various
The mammal fauna of the Indian region of Asia is much more highly developed than that of the Palaearctic.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 7 "Arundel, Thomas" to "Athens" by Various
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