Phylogeny and biogeography of the genus Ansomys qiu, 1987 (Mammalia: Rodentia: Aplodontidae) and description of a new species from the Barstovian (mid-Miocene) of Montana

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 78, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 731-740

  Hopkins, Samantha S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; PHYLOGENY; RODENT;

MONTANA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANSOMYS; ANSOMYS DESCENDENS; ANSOMYS HEPBURNENSIS; ANSOMYS NEXODENS; APLODONTIDAE; MAMMALIA; PLESISPERMOPHILUS; PSEUDALLOMYS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242661072     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/0022-3360(2004)078<0731:PABOTG>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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