Hemphillian and blancan felids from central Mexico

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 70, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 509-518

  Carranza Castañeda, Oscar ^a   Miller, Wade E ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUIDAE; FELIDAE; FELIS; HEMPHILLIA;

CARNIVORE; FELID; MAMMAL; TAXONOMY; TERTIARY;

MEXICO, GUANAJUATO;

EID: 0029663555     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000038439     Document Type: Article

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