Phalangeal fusion in schizotheriine Chalicotheres (Mammalia, Perissodactyla)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 682-690

  Coombs, Margery C ^a   Rothschild, Bruce M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^b NORTHEAST OHIO MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BONE;

ANCYLOTHERIUM; CHALICOTHERES; MAMMALIA; MOROPUS ELATUS; PERISSODACTYLA; PHYLLOTILLON; TYLOCEPHALONYX SKINNERI;

EID: 0033166774     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022336000032509     Document Type: Article

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