Geochronology of Hemphillian-Blancan aged strata, Guanajuato, Mexico, and implications for timing of the great American biotic interchange

Journal of Geology

Volumn 113, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 287-307

  Fylnn, John J ^a,b   Kowallis, Bart J ^a,c   Nuñez, Clarita ^a   Carranza Castañeda, Oscar ^a,d   Miller, Wade E ^a,c   Swisher III, Carl C ^a,e,f   Lindsay, Everett ^a,g  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CENTRO DE FÍSICA APLICADA Y TECNOLOGÍA AVANZADA   (Mexico)

^e BERKELEY GEOCHRONOLOGY CENTER   (United States)

^f RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^g University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; FAUNA; GEOCHRONOLOGY; NEOGENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY;

GUANAJUATO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

HEMPHILLIA; MAMMALIA; NEOCHOERUS;

EID: 20444477415     PISSN: 00221376     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/428806     Document Type: Article

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