The Kilopilopitsofy, Kidoky, and Bokyboky: Accounts of strange animals from Belo-sur-mer, Madagascar, and the Megafaunal "extinction window"

American Anthropologist

Volumn 100, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 957-966

  Burney, David A ^b   Ramilisonina, ^a  

^a Institut de Civilisations   (Madagascar)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Extinctions; Hippopotamus; Lemur; Madagascar; Megafauna

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032236436     PISSN: 00027294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/aa.1998.100.4.957     Document Type: Article

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