Mosaic evolution in first lower molars of Pliocene Ogmodontomys (Rodentia: Arvicolidae) from the Meade Basin of southwestern Kansas (USA)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 249, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 313-332

  Marcolini, Federica ^a,b   Martin, Robert A ^a,c  

^a Università Roma Tre ^*

^b ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^c MURRAY STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Arvicolidae; Mosaic evolution; Ogmodontomys; Pliocene; Rodentia; Stairstep evolution; Vertebrate palaeontology

Indexed keywords

ATOLL; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENAMEL; PLIOCENE; RODENT;

KANSAS; MEADE BASIN; UNITED STATES;

ARVICOLINAE; CERVIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 52949139822     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/0077-7749/2008/0249-0313     Document Type: Article

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