An Early Eocene arctostylopid (Mammalia: Arctostylopida) from the Green River Basin, Wyoming

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 498-501

  Zack, Shawn P ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE;

GREEN BASIN; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142724834     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/3059     Document Type: Note

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