Stegotetrabelodon (proboscidea, elephantidae) from the late miocene of Southern Italy

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 659-666

  Ferretti, Marco P ^a   Rook, Lorenzo ^a   Torre, Danilo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

ITALY;

BROSME BROSME; BRUNIA; CLYPEASTER; ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTIDAE; MAMMALIA; TORTONIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0242458897     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/2353     Document Type: Article

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