Dental microwear and palaeoecology of bovids from the Early Pliocene of Langebaanweg, Western Cape province, South Africa

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 101, Issue 7-8, 2005, Pages 365-370

  Merceron, Gildas ^a   Ungar, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DENTITION; DIET; MICROPALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE; RECONSTRUCTION;

AFRICA; LANGEBAAN; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

BOVIDAE; LILIOPSIDA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 28744441596     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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