Late Quaternary fossil mammals and last occurrence dates from Caves at Barahona, Puerto Rico

Caribbean Journal of Science

Volumn 35, Issue 3-4, 1999, Pages 238-248

  McFarlane, Donald A ^a  

^a KECK GRADUATE INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DATING METHOD; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; QUATERNARY;

PUERTO RICO;

EID: 0033508394     PISSN: 00086452     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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