First record of Paleogene Elephantoidea (Mammalia, Proboscidea) from the Bugti Hills of Pakistan

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 977-980

  Antoine, Pierre Olivier ^a   Welcomme, Jean Loup ^a   Marivaux, Laurent ^a   Baloch, Ibrahim ^b   Benammi, Mouloud ^c   Tassy, Pascal ^d  

^a UNIV MONTPELLIER   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BALOCHISTAN   (Pakistan)

^c UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL AUTÓNOMA DE MÉXICO   (Mexico)

^d MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELEPHANT; NEW RECORD; PALEOGENE; TOOTH;

ASIA; BALUCHISTAN; BUGTI HILLS; EURASIA; PAKISTAN; SOUTH ASIA;

ELEPHANT; ELEPHANTOIDEA; MAMMALIA; PROBOSCIDEA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 1342332034     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/2453-25     Document Type: Article

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