Biostratigraphy of Blancan and Irvingtonian mammals in the Fish Creek-Vallecito section, southern California, and a review of the Blancan–Irvingtonian boundary

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 169-186

  Cassiliano, Michael L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

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EID: 0033442809     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1999.10011131     Document Type: Article

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