The most ancient megacerine deer from the Late Miocene of Siberia and its implications to the evolution of the group

Palaeoworld

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 278-281

  Vislobokova, Inessa A ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Evolution; Megacerines; Miocene; Russia; Siberia

Indexed keywords

DEER; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXTINCTION; MIOCENE; PALEOBIOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TYPE LOCALITY;

EURASIA; RUSSIAN FEDERATION; SIBERIA;

CERVIDAE;

EID: 71549146928     PISSN: 1871174X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palwor.2009.09.002     Document Type: Article

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