Early eocene fossil vertebrates from the southwestern green river basin, lincoln and uinta counties, wyoming

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 369-386

  Zonneveld, John Paul ^a   Gunnell, Gregg F ^b   Bartels, William S ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c ALBION COLLEGE   (United States)

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EID: 0034563824     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0369:EEFVFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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