The chadronian squirrel “sciurus” jeffersoni douglass, 1901: A new generic name, new material, and its bearing on the early evolution of sciuridae (rodentia)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 775-780

  Emry, Robert J ^a   Korth, William W ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

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EID: 0030298804     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011366     Document Type: Article

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