A new amphilestid mammal from the Early Cretaceous of Inner Mongolia (P.R. China)

Bulletin de l'Institut Royal des Sciences Naturelles de Belqique, Sciences de la Terre

Volumn 69, Issue SUPPL. B, 1999, Pages 7-16

  Godefroit, Pascal ^a   Guo, Dian Yong ^b  

^a ROYAL BELGIAN INSTITUTE OF NATURAL SCIENCES   (Belgium)

^b Inner Mongolia Museum   (China)

Author keywords

Amphilestid mammals; Early Cretaceous; Hangjinia chowi n. gen., n. sp.; Inner Mongolia

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES;

CHINA;

HANGJINIA CHOWI;

EID: 0033507303     PISSN: 03746291     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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