Spatial and temporal variation in European Neogene large mammals diversity

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 261, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 127-144

  Costeur, Loïc ^a   Legendre, Serge ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE NANTES   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

Europe; Mammals; Neogenel; Palaeobiodiversity; Paleobiogeography; Ungulates

Indexed keywords

DATA SET; ENDEMISM; MAMMAL; NEOGENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOCLIMATE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOGEOGRAPHY; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIVERSITY; UNGULATE;

AFRICA; ASIA; EURASIA; EUROPE;

BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA; UNGULATA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 41549153367     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2008.01.011     Document Type: Article

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