Gobiolagus (Lagomorpha, Mammalia) from Eocene Ula Usu, Inner Mongolia, and comments on Eocene lagomorphs of Asia

Palaeontologia Electronica

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Meng, Jin ^a   Hu, Yaoming ^a,b,c   Li, Chuankui ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^c CITY COLLEGE OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Asia; Eocene; Holotype; Lagomorphs; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

GOBIOLAGUS; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; PYRUS COMMUNIS; ULA;

EID: 27544446963     PISSN: 10948074     EISSN: 10948074     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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