alt ▁in ▁En say o ▁sobre ▁la ▁historia ▁natural ▁de ▁Chile ▁where ▁he ▁pointed ▁out ▁the ▁fact ▁that ▁bas alt ▁occurred ▁both ▁in ▁the ▁And es ▁and ▁in ▁coast ▁of ▁Ch ilo é ▁where ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁sign ▁of ▁er u ption ▁and ▁believed ▁bas alt ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁compact ed ▁sl ate ▁with ▁ves icles . ▁ ▁As ▁early ▁as ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁Mol ina ▁mentioned ▁the ▁possibility ▁of ▁South ▁America ▁being ▁populated ▁from ▁south ▁Asia ▁through ▁the ▁" in finite ▁island ▁ch ains " ▁of ▁the ▁Pacific ▁while ▁North ▁America ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁populated ▁from ▁Si ber ia . ▁ ▁Botan ical ▁tax onomy ▁ ▁Ru iz ▁and ▁Pav ón ▁dedicated ▁to ▁him ▁the ▁plant ▁genus ▁Mol ina , ▁later ▁considered ▁a ▁sub gen us ▁of ▁Bac char is ▁by ▁Wilhelm ▁He ering ▁( Re iche ▁ 1 9 0 2 ), ▁and ▁recently ▁re created ▁as ▁Ne om ol ina ▁by ▁F . H . ▁Hell wig ▁and ▁ranked ▁as ▁genus . ▁Other ▁authors ▁dedicated ▁Mol ini opsis , ▁a ▁genus ▁of ▁Gram ine ae , ▁as ▁a ▁syn onym ▁of ▁Mol in ia ▁Sch rank ▁( n omen ▁il leg it imum ). ▁Mol ina ▁has ▁also ▁been ▁linked ▁to ▁the ▁naming ▁of ▁the ▁genus ▁May ten us . ▁ ▁Zo ological ▁tax onomy ▁A ▁species ▁of ▁Chile an ▁l izard , ▁Li ola em us ▁mol ina i , ▁is ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Miguel ▁de ▁Oliv ares ▁Al onso