A new middle Miocene hegetotheriid (Notougulata: Typotheria) and a phylogeny of the Hegetotheriidae

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 387-399

  Croft, Darin A ^a   Anaya, Federico ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PHYLOGENY; UNGULATE;

BOLIVIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 33745608456     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[387:ANMMHN]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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