Evolution of South American mammalian predators (Borhyaenoidea): Anatomical and palaeobiological implications

Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society

Volumn 140, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 487-521

  Argot, Christine ^a,b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Inst F Spezielle Zool E   (Germany)

Author keywords

Cenozoic; Functional anatomy; Metatheria; Postcranial skeleton

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; SPARASSODONTA;

EID: 1942440877     PISSN: 00244082     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.2004.00110.x     Document Type: Article

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