A review of fossil rhinoceroses from the Neogene of Myanmar with description of new specimens from the Irrawaddy Sediments

Journal of Asian Earth Sciences

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 154-165

  Zin Maung Maung Thein, ^a,d   Takai, Masanaru ^a   Tsubamoto, Takehisa ^b   Egi, Naoko ^a   Thaung Htike, ^c   Nishimura, Takeshi ^a   Maung Maung, ^d   Zaw Win, ^e  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HAYASHIBARA BIOCHEMICAL LABORATORIES INC   (Japan)

^c Shwebo Degree College   (Myanmar)

^d MANDALAY UNIVERSITY   (Myanmar)

^e Monywa University   (Myanmar)

Author keywords

Indian Subcontinent; Irrawaddy sediments; Myanmar; Neogene; Paleobiogeography; Rhinocerotidae; Southeast Asia

Indexed keywords

EUSTACY; FOSSIL RECORD; NEOGENE; NEW GENUS; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TYPE SPECIMEN; UNGULATE;

ASIA; EURASIA; MYANMAR; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

DICERATHERIUM; DICERORHINUS; MAMMALIA; PERISSODACTYLA; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

EID: 70349791994     PISSN: 13679120     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jseaes.2009.08.009     Document Type: Article

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