The Middle Miocene mammalian site of Belometchetskaya, North Caucasus: An important biostratigraphic link between Europe and China

Geobios

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 257-267

  Pickford, Martin ^a,b   Gabunia, Leo ^c   Mein, Pierre ^d   Morales, Jorge ^e   Azanza, Beatriz ^f  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

^c Institute of Palaeobiology   (Georgia)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphy; China; Europe; Mammals; Middle Miocene; North Caucasus

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FAUNA; MAMMAL; MIOCENE;

CHINA; EUROPE;

EID: 0033919115     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6995(00)80023-6     Document Type: Article

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