New carnivoran material (Creodonta, Carnivora and Incertae sedis) from the Early Miocene of Napak, Uganda

Paleontological Research

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 71-84

  Morales, Jorge ^a   Pickford, Martin ^b   Soria, Dolores ^a  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Creodonta; Early Miocene; Napak; Uganda

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; NAPAK; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; UGANDA;

CARNIVORA; CREODONTA;

EID: 34250638267     PISSN: 13428144     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2517/1342-8144(2007)11[71:NCMCCA]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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