Eocene and Oligocene sirenians (Mammalia) from Kachchh, India

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 400-410

  Bajpai, Sunil ^a   Thewissen, J G M ^b   Kapur, Vivesh Vir ^a   Tiwari, B N ^c   Sahni, Ashok ^d  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY ROORKEE   (India)

^b Northeastern Ohio Medical University   (United States)

^c WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

^d PANJAB UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; OLIGOCENE; SIRENIAN;

ASIA; EURASIA; GUJARAT; INDIA; KUTCH; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33745592513     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[400:EAOSMF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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