Coevolution of tooth crown height and diet in oreodonts (Merycoidodontidae, Artiodactyla) examined with phylogenetically independent contrasts

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 11-36

  Mihlbachler, Matthew C ^a,b   Solounias, Nikos ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coevolution; Hypsodonty; Merycoidodontidae; Mesowear; Oreodont; Paleoecology

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYLA; MAMMALIA; MERYCOIDODONTIDAE; UNGULATA;

EID: 33744963485     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-005-9001-3     Document Type: Article

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