Palaeoecology and palaeoethology of the plio-pleistocene genus Cervalces (Cervidae, mammalia) in Eurasia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 886-899

  Breda, Marzia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEER; DENTITION; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOECOLOGY; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SKELETON;

EURASIA;

ALCES; ALCES ALCES; CERVIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 54849430749     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634(2008)28[886:PAPOTP]2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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