A new species of Anthracotheriidae, Merycopotamus medioximus nov. sp. from the Late Miocene of the Potwar Plateau, Pakistan;Une nouvelle espèce d'Anthracotheriidae, Merycopotamus medioximus sp. du Miocène recent du plateau du Potwar, Pakistan

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 3, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 653-662

  Lihoreau, Fabrice ^a   Barry, John ^b   Blondel, Cécile ^a   Brunet, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthracotheriidae; Late Miocene; Merycopotamus; Pakistan

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES;

ASIA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; POTWAR; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN]; SOUTH ASIA; WORLD;

ANTHRACOTHERIIDAE;

EID: 10944257605     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2004.07.001     Document Type: Article

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