RECORD: Darwin, C. R. 1847.04.30. Falconers cold period of India is simply that India in 31° N is hotter. CUL-DAR205.2.85. 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.
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April 30th 47/ Falconers cold period of India is simply that India in 31° N. is hotter than it ought to be at 0° & that when Himalaya was sunk, this could not have been the case. A Goat is only evidence! of colder climate. Number of mammals in India wonderful!!! A pachyderm, well characterized in molars, with ant. part of head quite like ruminant.
Some fossil body, like wood — one mile vertically below Palæozoic rocks of India –
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