Variation and species recognition in Eocene tapirs from southern California

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 712-719

  Colbert, Matthew W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; EVOLUTION; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; TAXONOMY;

CALIFORNIA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

TAPIRIDAE;

EID: 33749437414     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2006)26[712:VASRIE]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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