Premaxillary shape as an indicator of the diet of seven extinct late cenozoic new world camels

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 141-148

  Dompierre, Helene ^a   Churcher, C S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ARTIODACTYLA; CAMELIDAE; HEMIAUCHENIA; MAMMALIA; PALAEOLAMA; PALAEOLAMA WEDDELLI;

EID: 0030306126     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1996.10011292     Document Type: Article

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