A fossil aardvark (Mammalia, Tubulidentata) from the lower Pliocene of Chad

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 40, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 201-217

  Lehmann, Thomas ^a   Vignaud, Patrick ^a   Mackaye, Hassane Taïsso ^b   Brunet, Michel ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE N'DJAMENA   (Chad)

Author keywords

Africa; Orycteropus; Pliocene; Systematics; Turnover

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMAL; PLIOCENE;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

MAMMALIA; ORYCTEROPODIDAE; ORYCTEROPUS; ORYCTEROPUS AFER; TUBULIDENTATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 23844511898     PISSN: 08995362     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2005.01.001     Document Type: Article

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