Neogene paleobiogeography and East African paleoenvironments: Contributions from the Tugen Hills rodents and lagomorphs

Journal of Human Evolution

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 237-256

  Winkler, Alisa J ^a,b  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Lagomorphs; Miocene; Paleobiogeography; Paleoenvironments; Pliocene; Rodents; Small mammals; Tugen hills

Indexed keywords

LAGOMORPH; MAMMAL; NEOGENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RODENT;

KENYA; KENYA RIFT VALLEY; TUNGEN HILLS;

ARVICANTHIS; HELIOSCIURUS; LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE; MAMMALIA; PARAXERUS; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; KENYA; LAGOMORPH; RODENT;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOLUTION; FOSSILS; KENYA; LAGOMORPHA; RODENTIA;

EID: 0036008028     PISSN: 00472484     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jhev.2001.0501     Document Type: Article

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