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0158 Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.2
Explorations in Turkestan : Expedition of 1904 : vol.2 / Page 158 (Color Image)

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absolute certainty only by comparative experiments with living individuals of
both of the respectively postulated ancestors. In the meantime we shall follow
the recognized hypothesis of the majority of the authors, namely, that Sus
palustris is derived from Sus vittatus, especially since this conception agrees with
the requirements of our special case, and because, contrary to the requirements
of Nehring's hypothesis, no remains of the large pig (presumably Sus scroja jerus)
are found in the lower strata. Notwithstanding the fact that the contemporary
climatic conditions were favorable to the breeding of swine, they appear only