The origins and evolution of the North American grassland biome: The story from the hoofed mammals

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 177, Issue 1-2, 2002, Pages 183-198

  Janis, Christine M ^a   Damuth, John ^b   Theodor, Jessica M ^a  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atmospheric carbon dioxide; Grasslands; Herbivores; Mammals; Miocene

Indexed keywords

BIOME; CARBON DIOXIDE; GRASSLAND; HERBIVORE; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; PALEOATMOSPHERE;

NORTH AMERICA;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA;

EID: 0037022027     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0031-0182(01)00359-5     Document Type: Article

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