The plio-pleistocene cheetah-like cat Miracinonyx Inexpectatus of North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 1990, Pages 434-454

  Van Valkenburgh, Blaire ^a   Grady, Frederick ^b   Kurtén, Björn ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

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EID: 0000064533     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1990.10011827     Document Type: Article

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