A new antelope, Zephyreduncinus oundagaisus (Reduncini, Artiodactyla, Bovidae), from the late Miocene of the Middle Awash, Afar Rift, Ethiopia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 213-218

  Vrba, Elisabeth S ^a   Haile Selassie, Yohannes ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MIOCENE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ETHIOPIA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE;

EID: 33646417058     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[213:ANAZOR]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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