A new genus and species of hyaenodontid creodont from the Pondaung Formation (Eocene, Myanmar)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 502-506

  Egi, Naoko ^a   Holroyd, Patricia A ^b   Tsubamoto, Takehisa ^a   Shigehara, Nobuo ^a   Takai, Masanaru ^a   Thura, Soe ^c   Ko, Aye ^d   Naing, Aung ^d  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF YANGON   (Myanmar)

^d Dagon University   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

CREODONTA; HYAENODON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3142730657     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/2481     Document Type: Note

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