Tooth microwear analysis of Mammuthus (Archidiskodon) meridionalis gromovi (Alexeeva and Garutt, 1965) from Montopoli (Lower Valdarno, Tuscany, Italy): A methodological approach

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 42, Issue 1-2, 2003, Pages 151-155

  Palombo, Maria Rita ^a   Curiel, Valentina ^a,b  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Italy; Mammals; Methodology; Mommuthus meridionalis gromovi; Tooth microwears; Villafranchian

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENAMEL; MAMMAL; METHODOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TOOTH; VEGETATION; WEAR;

ITALY;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA; MAMMUTHUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0042155562     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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