Paleoclimate and faunal evolution in the Plio-Pleistocene of Africa and South America;Paleoclima y evolución faunísta en el Plio-Pleistoceno de África y América del Sur

Ameghiniana

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 641-649

  Bobe Quinteros, René ^a,b   Behrensmeyer, Anna K ^b   Carrasco Ormazábal, Gabriel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION   (United States)

^c Ctro de Divulgacion Biogeografica   (Chile)

Author keywords

Africa; Argentina; Mammals; Paleoclimate; Pleistocene; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE;

EID: 14844356766     PISSN: 00027014     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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