Creodonta and carnivora from Wadi Moghra, Egypt

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 145-159

  Morlo, Michael ^a   Miller, Ellen R ^b   El Barkooky, Ahmed N ^c  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

^b WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CAIRO UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; SPECIES OCCURRENCE;

AFRICA; EGYPT; NORTH AFRICA;

AMPHICYONIDAE; CARNIVORA; CREODONTA; HYAENODONTIDAE; MAMMALIA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 34047229519     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2007)27[145:CACFWM]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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