Late Miocene Carnivora from Chad: Herpestidae, Viverridae and small-sized Felidae

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 499-527

  Peigné, Stéphane ^a   de Bonis, Louis ^b   Mackaye, Hassane Taisso ^c   Likius, Andossa ^c   Vignaud, Patrick ^b   Brunet, Michel ^b,d  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE N'DJAMENA   (Chad)

^d Centre de Recherche Interdisciplinaire en Biologie   (France)

Author keywords

Carnivora; Central Africa; Chad; Feliformia; Late Miocene

Indexed keywords

ANIMALS; ECOLOGY;

BODY SIZE; CRANIUM; DENTITION; FELID; MIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS;

AFRICA; CENTRAL AFRICA; CHAD; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TOROS-MENALLA;

CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; FELIFORMIA; FELIS SP.; HERPESTES; HERPESTES ICHNEUMON; HERPESTES NASO; HERPESTIDAE; PROFELIS AURATA; VIVERRA; VIVERRIDAE;

EID: 57049183246     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2008.10.002     Document Type: Article

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