Oldest west indian land mammal: Rhinocerotoid ungulate from the eocene of Jamaica

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 638-641

  Domning, Daryl P ^a   Emry, Robert J ^b   Portell, Roger W ^c   Donovan, Stephen K ^d   Schindler, Kevin S ^e  

^a HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b DEPARTMENT OF PALEOBIOLOGY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^e LOWELL OBSERVATORY   (United States)

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EID: 0031322672     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10011013     Document Type: Article

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