Pleistocene and holocene records of Antilocapra Americana: A review of the FAUNMAP data

Plains Anthropologist

Volumn 45, Issue 174, 2000, Pages 13-28

  Walker, Danny N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Antilocapra; FAUNMAP; Holocene distribution; Paleontology; Pronghorn; Wyoming

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748262846     PISSN: 00320447     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/2052546.2000.11932020     Document Type: Review

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