New populations and biogeographic patterns of the geomyid rodents Lignimus and Mojavemys from the Barstovian of western Montana

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 962-975

  Feranec, Robert S ^a,b   Barnosky, Anthony D ^a   Quang, Chi N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; RODENT;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

GEOMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; MOJAVEMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 32144435741     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0962:NPABPO]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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