Chasmaporthetes melei n. sp. an endemic hyaenid (Carnivora, Mammalia) from the Monte Tuttavista fissure fillings (Late Pliocene to early Pleistocene; Sardinia, Italy

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia

Volumn 110, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 707-714

  Rook, Lorenzo ^a   Ferretti, Marco P ^a   Arca, Marisa ^b   Tuveri, Caterinella ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b Soprintendenza Beni Archeol Prov   (Italy)

Author keywords

Chasmaporthetes; Enamel structure; Hyaenidae; New species; Plio Pleistocene; Sardinia; Systematics

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; ENDEMIC SPECIES; ISLAND; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY;

EASTERN HEMISPHERE; EURASIA; EUROPE; ITALY; SARDINIA; SOUTHERN EUROPE; WORLD;

CARNIVORA; CHASMAPORTHETES MELEI; HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 12944288009     PISSN: 00356883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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