The earliest musk deer of the genus Moschus and their significance in clarifying of evolution and relationships of the family Moschidae

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 43, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 326-338

  Vislobokova, I A ^a   Lavrov, A V ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Classification; Evolution; Morphology; Moschidae; Moschus

Indexed keywords

CERVIDAE; MOSCHIDAE; MOSCHUS;

EID: 67049116285     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1134/S0031030109030125     Document Type: Article

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