A new large ctenodactylid species from the Lower Miocene of Turkey

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 676-688

  López Antoñanzas, Raquel ^a   Sen, Sevket ^a   Saraç, Gerçek ^b  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b Tabiat Tarihi Müzesi ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; NEW SPECIES;

EURASIA; TURKEY;

AVES; CTENODACTYLIDAE; MAMMALIA; MELEAGRIS GALLOPAVO;

EID: 5044239528     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2004)024[0676:ANLCSF]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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