Beavers (Rodentia, Castoridae) from the runningwater formation (Early Miocene, early Hemingfordian) of western Nebraska

Annals of Carnegie Museum

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 1-11

  Korth, William W ^a,b  

^a Section of Vertebrate Paleontology   (United States)

^b ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anchitheriomyinae; Castoridae; Castoroidinae; Hemingfordian; Miocene

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

BAILEYI; CASTORIDAE; MAMMALIA; NANUS; RODENTIA; STENODON; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 3242683558     PISSN: 00974463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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