The armadillos (Mammalia, Xenarthra, Dasypodidae) of the Santa Cruz Formation (early-middle Miocene): An approach to their paleobiology

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 237, Issue 2-4, 2006, Pages 255-269

  Vizcaíno, Sergio F ^a,b   Bargo, M Susana ^a,b   Kay, Richard F ^c   Milne, Nick ^d  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^b CIC ^*  (Argentina)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Armadillos; Miocene; Paleobiology; Santa Cruz Formation; Xenarthra

Indexed keywords

ALLOMETRY; BODY MASS; DIET; LOCOMOTION; MAMMAL; PALEOBIOLOGY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; SANTA CRUZ [CALIFORNIA]; UNITED STATES;

ARMADILLO; CHLAMYPHORUS; DASYPODIDAE; EDENTATA; MAMMALIA; PRIODONTES; TOLYPEUTES; XENARTHRA;

EID: 33745903112     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2005.12.006     Document Type: Article

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