The subfossil occurrence and paleoecological implications of Macrotarsomys petteri (Rodentia: Nesomyidae) in extreme southeastern Madagascar

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 5, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 953-962

  Goodman, Steven M ^a   Vasey, Nathalie ^b   Burney, David A ^c  

^a FIELD MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (United States)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL TROPICAL BOTANICAL GARDEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Holocene; Macrotarsomys; Madagascar; Nesomyidae; Rodent

Indexed keywords

BIODIVERSITY; ECOLOGY; FORESTRY; FOSSIL FUEL DEPOSITS; GEOCHRONOLOGY;

FOSSIL RECORD; HUMAN SETTLEMENT; PALEOECOLOGY; QUATERNARY; RADIOCARBON DATING; RODENT; SUBFOSSIL;

INDIAN OCEAN; INDIAN OCEAN ISLANDS; MADAGASCAR;

MACROTARSOMYS; NESOMYIDAE; RODENTIA;

EID: 33845477261     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2006.09.008     Document Type: Article

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