Diets of notoungulates from the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentina: New evidence from enamel microwear

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 217-230

  Townsend, K E Beth ^a,b   Croft, Darin A ^a  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIET; ENAMEL; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ARGENTINA; SANTA CRUZ [ARGENTINA]; SOUTH AMERICA;

MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 42149167903     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[217:DONFTS]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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