Was grass more prevalent in the pronghorn past? An assessment of the dietary adaptations of Miocene to Recent Antilocapridae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla)

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 253, Issue 3-4, 2007, Pages 332-347

  Semprebon, Gina M ^a   Rivals, Florent ^b  

^a Bay Path College   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antilocapridae; Cenozoic; Diet; Mesowear; Microwear; Paleoecology; Pronghorn

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; DIET; DIETARY SHIFT; GRASS; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; RUMINANT; VEGETATION STRUCTURE;

BASIN AND RANGE PROVINCE; GREAT BASIN; GREAT PLAINS; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

ANTILOCAPRA AMERICANA; ANTILOCAPRIDAE; ARTIODACTYLA; HEMPHILLIA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE; ZANCLEA;

EID: 34548533019     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2007.06.006     Document Type: Article

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