Pliocene leporidae (lagomorpha, mammalia) from the upper siwaliks of India: Implications for phylogenetic relationships

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 443-452

  Patnaik, Rajeev ^a  

^a PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENAMEL; MAMMAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY;

CAPROLAGUS; LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0035982876     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2002)022[0443:PLLMFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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