Petrosal bones of placental mammals from the Late Cretaceous of Uzbekistan

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 161-176

  Ekdale, Eric G ^a   Archibald, J David ^a   Averianov, Alexander O ^b  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

"Zalambdalestidae"; "Zhelestidae"; Kulbeckia; Late Cretaceous; Mammalia; Petrosal; Uzbekistan

Indexed keywords

BONE; CRETACEOUS; MAMMAL;

ASIA; EURASIA; UZBEKISTAN; WEST ASIA;

ASIORYCTES; EUTHERIA; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA; VERTEBRATA; ZALAMBDALESTIDAE;

EID: 1642447728     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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