Cranial morphology and systematics of an extraordinary sample of the late neogene dwarf tapir, tapirus polkensis (Olsen)

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 238-262

  Hulbert Jr , Richard C ^a   Wallace, Steven C ^b   Klippel, Walter E ^c   Parmalee, Paul W ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; BODY MASS; CRANIUM; FOSSIL RECORD; INTRASPECIFIC VARIATION; NEOGENE; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN; UNGULATE;

FLORIDA [UNITED STATES]; NORTH AMERICA; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

HEMPHILLIA; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA; TAPIRIDAE; TAPIRUS;

EID: 62949159727     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-062.1     Document Type: Article

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