Burrows of a gopher-like rodent, possibly Gregorymys (Geomyoidea: Geomyidae: Entoptychtinae), from the early Miocene Harrison Formation, Nebraska

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 237, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 305-314

  Gobetz, Katrina E ^a   Martin, Larry D ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Gregorymys; Ichnology; Paleontology; Rodents; Vertebrate burrows

Indexed keywords

BURROW; FOSSIL RECORD; ICHNOLOGY; MIOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; RODENT;

NEBRASKA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

CASTORIDAE; GEOMYIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33745892622     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.12.002     Document Type: Article

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