Biogeographic relationships of African carnivoran faunas, 7-1.2 Ma

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 645-656

  Werdelin, Lars ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Carnivora; Migration; Miocene; Phylogeography; Pleistocene; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS;

CARNIVORE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; FOSSIL RECORD; MIGRATION; MIOCENE; PHYLOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY;

AFRICA;

CARNIVORA;

EID: 57049159184     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.09.014     Document Type: Article

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