The Macroscelididae from the Miocene of the Orange River, Namibia

Memoir of the Geological Survey of Namibia

Volumn , Issue 19, 2003, Pages 119-141

  Senut, Brigitte ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; CRANIUM; DENTITION; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES; NEW TAXON; SKULL;

AFRICA; NAMIBIA; ORANGE RIVER; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; MACROSCELIDIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 37349034527     PISSN: 10184325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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