Diversity and evolutionary trends of the Family Rhinocerotidae (Perissodactyla)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 141, Issue 1-2, 1998, Pages 13-34

  Cerdeño, Esperanza ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body size; Diversity; Gracility; Palaeoenvironment; Perissodactyla; Rhinocerotidae; Weight

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

EID: 0031705424     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(98)00003-0     Document Type: Article

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