A review of the Caroloameghiniidae, Paleogene South American "primate-like" marsupials (?Didelphimorphia, Peradectoridea)

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 278, Issue 1-6, 2006, Pages 57-67

  Goin, Francisco J ^a  

^a MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Caroloameghiniidae; Marsupialia; Paleogene; Peradectoidea; South America

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; FOSSIL RECORD; FRUGIVORY; MASS EXTINCTION; PALEOGENE; PRIMATE; TOOTH;

PATAGONIA;

EID: 37849185395     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/278/2006/57     Document Type: Review

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