Abstract
Examines the bearing of the distribution of mammalian faunas on three alternative fundamental hypotheses as to the stability of continents. Most of the arguments supporting the drift hypothesis are shown to be based on erroneous conceptions. The evidence definitely favors the theory of stable continents.
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