Placental nature of the alleged marsupial from the Cretaceous of Madagascar

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 48, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 149-151

  Averianov, Alexander O ^a   Archibald, J David ^b   Martin, Thomas ^c  

^a ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

^b SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRETACEOUS; MARSUPIAL; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TOOTH;

MADAGASCAR;

EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0037359665     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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