The fossil suidae from the Plio-Pleistocene Chiwondo Beds of northern Malawi, Africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 208-216

  Kullmer, Ottmar ^a  

^a SENCKENBERG RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENAMEL; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; HOMINID; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TOOTH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; MALAWI; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

HOMINIDAE; METRIDIOCHOERUS COMPACTUS; NOTOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS; POTAMOCHOERUS LARVATUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 42149089862     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[208:TFSFTP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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