The youngest record of fossil land mammals from Antartica; its significance on the evolution of the terrestrial environment of the Antartica Peninsula during the late Eogene

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 348-350

  Vizcaino, S F ^a   Bond, M ^a   Reguero, M A ^a   Pascual, R ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; PALAEOENVIRONMENT; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

ANTARCTICA, SEYMOUR ISLAND;

EID: 0030617491     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0022336000039263     Document Type: Article

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