Brontotheriidae (perissodactyla) from the late early and middle eocene (bridgerian), wasatch and bridger formations, southern green river basin, southwestern wyoming

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 349-368

  Gunnell, Gregg F ^a   Yarborough, Vicki L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034563197     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0349:BPFTLE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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