What is Panthera palaeosinensis?

Mammal Review

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 90-102

  Mazák, Ji H ^a  

^a Shanghai Science and Technology Museum   (China)

Author keywords

Asia; Multivariate analysis; Panthera origin; Panthera palaeosinensis; Skull morphology

Indexed keywords

MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PLIOCENE-PLEISTOCENE BOUNDARY; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

CHINA;

FELIDAE; PANTHERA; PANTHERA LEO; PANTHERA PARDUS; PANTHERINAE;

EID: 73949157085     PISSN: 03051838     EISSN: 13652907     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2907.2009.00151.x     Document Type: Article

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