Boltimys broomi gen. nov., sp. nov., a Muridae of uncertain affinity in the Early Pliocene of South Africa;Boltimys broomi gen. nov., sp. nov. (Rodentia, mammalia), nouveau Muridae d'affinite incertaine du Pliocene inferieur d'afrique du sud

Comptes Rendus de l'Academie de Sciences - Serie IIa: Sciences de la Terre et des Planetes

Volumn 330, Issue 7, 2000, Pages 521-525

  Sénégas, Frank ^a   Michaux, Jacques ^a  

^a PSL RESEARCH UNIVERSITY   (France)

Author keywords

Boltimys broomi; Cricetomyinae; Dendromurinae; Lower Pliocene; Myocricetodontinae; South Africa

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; PLIOCENE;

GAUTENG; KRUGERSDORP; SOUTH AFRICA;

BOLTIMYS BROOMI; RODENTIA;

EID: 0343569844     PISSN: 12518050     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1251-8050(00)80001-4     Document Type: Article

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