A new basal skunk Martinogale (Carnivora, Mephitinae) from Late Miocene Dove Spring Formation, California, and origin of New World mephitines

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 936-949

  Wang, Xiaoming ^a,b   Whistler, David P ^a   Takeuchi, Gary T ^a  

^a NATURAL HISTORY MUSEUM OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CARNIVORA; MARTINOGALE; MEPHITIDAE;

EID: 32144455212     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2005)025[0936:ANBSMC]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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