A rhinocerotid perissodactyl from the late middle Eocene Pondaung Formation, Myanmar

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 491-494

  Holroyd, Patricia A ^a   Tsubamoto, Takehisa ^b   Egi, Naoko ^b   Ciochon, Russell L ^c   Takai, Masanaru ^b   Thura Tun, Soe ^d   Sein, Chit ^d   Gunnell, Gregg F ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c E11 SSH   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF YANGON   (Myanmar)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; UNGULATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33745622859     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[491:ARPFTL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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