Early Miocene small mammals from the North Aral Region (Kazakhstan) with special reference to their biostratigraphic significance

Paleontological Journal

Volumn 38, Issue SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Lopatin, A V ^a  

^a PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

Biochronology; Biostratigraphy; Early Miocene; Inner Asia; Insectivores; Lagomorphs; North Aral Region; Paleozoogeography; Rodents; Small mammals

Indexed keywords

ARALIA; CASTORIDAE; ERINACEIDAE; EUMYARION; GALERIX; LAGOMORPHA; MAMMALIA; MICRODUS; OCHOTONIDAE; RODENTIA; ANSOMYS; APLODONTIDAE; CRICETIDAE; CTENODACTYLIDAE; EOMYIDAE; PSEUDOPARATALPA; SORICIDAE; STENEOFIBER; ZAPODINAE;

EID: 7244250303     PISSN: 00310301     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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