New neoplagiaulacid multituberculates (Mammalia: Allotheria) from the Paleocene of Alberta, Canada

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 79, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 1189-1213

  Scott, Craig S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; PALEOCENE;

ALBERTA; CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALLOTHERIA; CERVUS ELAPHUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 27644522323     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2005)079[1189:NNMMAF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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