First Early Cretaceous mammal from the eastern seaboard of the United States

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 199-203

  Cifelli, Richard L ^a   Lipka, Thomas R ^b   Schaff, Charles R ^c   Rowe, Timothy B ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Harvard University ^*  (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

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EID: 0033241912     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011134     Document Type: Article

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