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RECORD: Darwin, C. R. n.d. Big Animal R. de las Contas Province of Bahia Brazil, Caldcleugh. CUL-DAR42.143. Edited by John van Wyhe (Darwin Online, http://darwin-online.org.uk/)

REVISION HISTORY: Transcribed by Christine Chua and edited by John van Wyhe 1.2022, corrections by John van Wyhe 2024. RN2

NOTE: See record in the Darwin Online manuscript catalogue, enter its Identifier here. Reproduced with permission of the Syndics of Cambridge University Library and William Huxley Darwin. The volume CUL-DAR42 contains notes for Darwin's book South America (1846). Watermarked "COLLINS"

Caldcleugh, Alexander. 1825. Travels in South America, during the years 1819 - 20 - 21: containing an account of the present state of Brazil, Buenos Ayres, and Chile. 2 vols. London: John Murray. Volume 1. A332.1

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Pampas

Big Animal R. de las Contas Province of Bahia Brazil Caldcleugh I. P 48

Molar tooth 3 pounds

Mendoza 4427ft Caldcleugh P. 288. (table of Baura's height in pass Apr:)

Mastodon? Tarifa Temple. (St Helens, valle de Ibano Lima; and Ville de Ibano & near Truxillo Rankin Hist Researches mandrite

Humbold Mastodon in Alluvium near Grande

By bones at P. Quito & Los Gigantes near Mendoza

Mastodon Paraguay Mr Caldcleugh

Mastodon in possession of Don Mariano Rivero Lima brought from Chico Playa on the Marañon, near river of Garallaga.-

{There is some importance in this view of the extent in showing there there must have been much land at the time these animals lived-

(Consult Cuvier Ossemens Fossiles)

Read Schitmeyer on Pampas. Bnd II for library hist.

Examine flints in B. Oriental for Infusoria

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(Where calcaum no usalle to Debacle)

(Mark red spot where each animal found in map)

Citation: John van Wyhe, ed. 2002-. The Complete Work of Charles Darwin Online. (http://darwin-online.org.uk/)