Species taxonomy, phylogeny, and biogeography of the brontotheriidae (Mammalia: Perissodactyla)

Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History

Volumn , Issue 311, 2008, Pages 1-475

  Mihlbachler, Matthew C ^a,b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRONTOTHERIIDAE; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA;

EID: 48549106507     PISSN: 00030090     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1206/0003-0090(2008)501[1:stpabo]2.0.co;2     Document Type: Article

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