Bovidae (Mammalia: Artiodactyla) from the late Miocene of Sivas, Turkey

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 501-519

  Bibi, Faysal ^a   Gülec, Erksin Savas ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b ANKARA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BIOCHRONOLOGY; COMMUNITY COMPOSITION; FOREST; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GRASSLAND; HABITAT USE; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; SKELETAL REMAINS; SPECIES OCCURRENCE; TAXONOMY;

EURASIA; SIVAS [TURKEY]; TURKEY;

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; CAPRICORNIS; GAZELLA; MAMMALIA; PROSTREPSICEROS; TETHYTRAGUS; TETHYTRAGUS KOEHLERAE;

EID: 47249098506     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[501:BMAFTL]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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