The two equids of the Middle Pleistocene of the site Venosa-Loreto (southern Italy): Functional morphology of the cranial remains

Geologica Romana

Volumn , Issue 36, 2000, Pages 275-287

  Caloi, Lucia ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dietary adaptations; Equidae; Italy; Pleistocene

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIET; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MAMMAL; PLEISTOCENE;

ITALY;

EQUIDAE; EQUUS ALTIDENS; EQUUS SUSSENBORNENSIS;

EID: 0038217021     PISSN: 04353927     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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