Ctenodactylids from the Lower and Middle Miocene of Saudi Arabia

Palaeontology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 1477-1494

  López Antoñanzas, Raquel ^a   Sen, Sevket ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Ctenodactylidae; Miocene; Phylogeny; Rodentia; Saudi Arabia

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; NEW TAXON; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; MIDDLE EAST; SAUDI ARABIA; WORLD;

CTENODACTYLIDAE; METASAYIMYS CURVIDENS; PROSAYIMYS FLYNNI; RODENTIA; SAYIMYS ASSARRARENSIS; SAYIMYS BASKINI; SAYIMYS INTERMEDIUS; SAYIMYS OBLIQUIDENS; SAYIMYS SIVALENSIS;

EID: 10244230851     PISSN: 00310239     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0031-0239.2004.00424.x     Document Type: Article

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