Toxodon prehistoric mammal fossil skull. 19th-century illustration of a side view of a fossil of the cranium of the skull of the large prehistoric mammal Toxodon platensis, found in South America by British naturalist Charles Darwin. This hoofed mammal lived from around 12 million to 5000 years ago. This illustration is Plate 2 from the 1840 volume on fossil mammals ('Fossil Mammalia'), part of the multi-volume work 'The Zoology of the Voyage of HMS Beagle', describing Darwin's work during this survey voyage from 1832 to 1836. This expedition established Darwin's reputation as a naturalist. Edited by Darwin, this work was published between 1838 and 1843. The volume on fossil mammals was written by British naturalist and palaeontologist Richard Owen. | |
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