Eocene nimravid carnivorans from thailand

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 157-163

  Peigné, Stéphane ^a   Chaimanee, Yaowalak ^b   Suteethorn, Varavudh ^b   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^c   Ducrocq, Stéphane ^c  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Geological Survey Division ^*  (United States)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

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EID: 0040214466     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2000)020[0157:ENCFT]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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