A quantitative review of European stenonoid horses

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 72, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 371-387

  Alberdi, M T ^a   Ortiz Jaureguizar, E ^a,b   Prado, J L ^c  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CÓRDOBA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EQUUS ALTIDENS; EQUUS LIVENZOVENSIS; EQUUS MAJOR; EQUUS SENEZENSIS; EQUUS STENONIS; EQUUS SUSSENBORNENSIS;

EID: 0031895153     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000036350     Document Type: Article

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