Food habits of the Cervidae (Mammalia) Eucladoceros ctenoides (Nesti 1841) inferred by cranial morphology and tooth wears;Le régime alimentaire du Cervidae (Mammalia) Eucladoceros ctenoides (Nesti 1841) reconstitué par la morphologie du crâne et par l'usure dentaire

Eclogae Geologicae Helvetiae

Volumn 98, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 133-143

  Valli, Andrea M F ^a   Palombo, Maria R ^b  

^a DJECS   (France)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cervidae; Diet; Eucladoceros ctenoides; Functional morphology; Saint Vallier; Sen ze; Villafranchian

Indexed keywords

DIET; FOSSIL; MAMMAL;

CAPREOLUS CAPREOLUS; CERVIDAE; CERVUS AXIS; CERVUS DAMA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; CERVUS UNICOLOR; CTENOIDES; EUCLADOCEROS; ODOCOILEUS VIRGINIANUS;

EID: 24044460379     PISSN: 00129402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00015-005-1144-y     Document Type: Article

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