Cranial anatomy and palaeobiology of the Miocene marsupial Hondalagus altiplanensis and a phylogeny of Argyrolagids

Palaeontology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 287-301

  Sänchez Villagra, Marcelo R ^a,c   Kay, Richard F ^c   Anaya Daza, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Museo Nacional de Historia Natural Calle 26 ^*  (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRANIUM; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

BOLIVIA;

ARGYROLAGIDAE; CAENOLESTIDAE; DIDELPHIDAE; HONDALAGUS; HONDALAGUS ALTIPLANENSIS; MARSUPIALIA; METATHERIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0342588014     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1475-4983.00127     Document Type: Article

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