The large fossil mammals from Buia (Eritrea): Systematics, biochronology and paleoenvironments

Rivista Italiana di Paleontologia e Stratigrafia

Volumn 110, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages 61-88

  Martínez Navarro, Bienvenido ^a   Rook, Lorenzo ^b   Segid, Amaha ^c   Yosief, Dessale ^c   Ferretti, Marco P ^b   Shoshani, Jeheskel ^c   Tecle, Tewelde M ^d   Libsekal, Yosief ^c  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ASMARA   (Eritrea)

^d Department of Mines ^*  (Eritrea)

Author keywords

Africa; Biochronology; Early Pleistocene; Eritrea; Faunal Resemblance Index; Mammal fauna; Systematics

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MAMMAL; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PLEISTOCENE;

AFRICA; EAST AFRICA; ERITREA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

BOVIDAE; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; GIRAFFIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; HYAENIDAE; MAMMALIA; PRIMATES; RHINOCEROTIDAE; SUIDAE;

EID: 6044238149     PISSN: 00356883     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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