The "Homotherium" from Langebaanweg, South Africa and the origin of Homotherium

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 277, Issue 1-6, 2006, Pages 123-130

  Werdelin, Lars ^a   Sardella, Raffaele ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Africa; Carnivora; Felidae; Machairodontinae; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; FELID; MORPHOLOGY;

LANGEBAANWEG; ODESSA [UKRAINE]; SOUTH AFRICA; UKRAINE; WESTERN CAPE;

EID: 37849186872     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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