Three-toed browsing horse anchitherium (Equidae) from the miocene of panama

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 83, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 489-492

  Macfadden, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BROWSING; HORSE; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOLOGY;

CENTRAL AMERICA; PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

ANCHITHERIUM; EQUIDAE;

EID: 67649998392     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-155.1     Document Type: Article

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