A tachyglossid-like humerus from the early cretaceous of South-Eastern Australia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 12, Issue 3-4, 2005, Pages 359-378

  Pridmore, Peter A ^a   Rich, Thomas H ^b,c   Vickers Rich, Pat ^c   Gambaryan, Petr P ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MUSEUM VICTORIA   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d ZOOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Cretaceous; Fossil; Humerus; Mammalia; Monotremes

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; DINOSAURIA; MAMMALIA; MONOTREMATA; ORNITHORHYNCHIDAE; REPTILIA; TACHYGLOSSIDAE; TALPIDAE; THERAPSIDA; THERIA;

EID: 29744470042     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-005-6959-9     Document Type: Article

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