Diet and locomotion of the armadillo Peltephilus: A new view

Lethaia

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-86

  Vizcaíno, Sergio F ^a   Fariña, Richard A ^b  

^a MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

^b Institute Cle fi'Sica   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Biomechanics; Mastication; Palaeobiology; South America; Tertiary; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ARMADILLO; BIOMECHANICS; MASTICATION; PALAEOBIOLOGY; PELTEPHILUS; TERTIARY; XENARTHRA;

SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 0030988882     PISSN: 00241164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1502-3931.1997.tb00446.x     Document Type: Article

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