A new member of the Mustelida (Mammalia: Carnivora) from the Paleogene of southern Asia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 788-793

  Peigné, Stéphanie ^a   Chaimanee, Yaowalak ^b   Yamee, Chotima ^b   Srisuk, Paladej ^c   Marandat, Bernard ^d   Jaeger, Jean Jacques ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^b Geological Survey Division ^*  (Thailand)

^c Srisuk's House Museum   (Thailand)

^d INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MUSTELID; NEW RECORD; PALEOGENE;

ASIA; EURASIA; SOUTH ASIA;

CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33749425947     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[788:ANMOTM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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