Spectral ordering and biochronology of European fossil mammals

Paleobiology

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 206-214

  Fortelius, Mikael ^a   Gionis, Aristides ^b   Jernvall, Jukka ^a,b   Mannila, Heikki ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 33646431989     PISSN: 00948373     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/04087.1     Document Type: Article

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