Enamel differentiation in South American marsupials and a comparison of placental and marsupial enamel

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 255, Issue 4-6, 2000, Pages 129-168

  Koenigswald, Wighart V ^a   Goin, Francisco ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b MUSEO DE LA PLATA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Marsupialia; Placentalia enamel microstructure striped enamel schmelzmuster; South america

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CARNIVORE; ENAMEL; MARSUPIAL; MICROSTRUCTURE; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY;

NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA;

EID: 37949037553     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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