Community evolution of Neogene micromammals from Langebaanweg 'E' Quarry and other west coast fossil sites, south-western Cape, South Africa

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 245, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 332-352

  Matthews, Thalassa ^a   Denys, Christiane ^b   Parkington, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Cape Province; Langebaanweg; Micromammals; Mio Pliocene; South Africa; West coast

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FAUNISTICS; FOSSIL RECORD; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLIOCENE; RODENT;

AFRICA; CAPE PROVINCE; LANGEBAANWEG; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WESTERN CAPE;

MURIDAE; RODENTIA; STRIGIFORMES; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX;

EID: 33846976711     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2006.08.015     Document Type: Article

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