Middle Miocene vertebrate fauna from Pemba Island, Tanzania

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 104, Issue 5-6, 2008, Pages 231-237

  Pickford, Martin ^a  

^a Paris Sciences et Lettres   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE DETERMINATION; BIOCHRONOLOGY; BONE; MARINE SEDIMENT; MIOCENE; PALEONTOLOGY; VERTEBRATE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; INDIAN OCEAN; PEMBA ISLAND; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TANZANIA;

INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 52649139923     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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