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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1845. Abstract of Tchihatcheff, Voyage scientifique dans l'Altaï, etc. CUL-DAR205.2.78. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 5.2022. RN1

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The brown crayon number '18' indicates that this document was filed by Darwin in his portfolio for the subject of Migration.

Pierre de Tchihatcheff. 1845. Voyage Scientifique Dans L'Altai Oriental et les Parties Adjacentes de la Frontiere de Chine. Paris.

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Voyage Scientifique dans L'Altai oriental par P. de Tchihatcheff 1845.

p 394 in Diluvium at foot of Altais (near the Yenisei in about 52-53 feet; Long. of Sumatra there have been found.

Elephas Primegenius

Bos primegenius

Cervus alces, horns identical with living

In plain of Bilk Rhinoceros trichorinus

p 399 complete absence of erratic Blocks near the Altai — no scratches observed, but I doubt whether he observed this point carefully.

C. Alces now live in about the same latitude as fossil fd. The Elephas & Rhinoceros are same as our drift animals.

According to Murchison in Ramsay's map M.S. the Boulder lines come near to Oural

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