New species of Crocuta from the Early Pliocene of Kenya, with an overview of Early Pliocene hyenas of eastern Africa

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 28, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 1162-1170

  Werdelin, Lars ^a   Lewis, Margaret E ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b RICHARD STOCKTON COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ECOMORPHOLOGY; MAMMAL; NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TURKANA BASIN;

CROCUTA; CROCUTA CROCUTA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 58249112318     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/0272-4634-28.4.1162     Document Type: Review

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