Blancan camelids from san miguel de allende, guanajuato, central México

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 51-65

  Jimenez Hidalgo E ^a   Carranza Castaneda O ^b  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DEL MAR   (Mexico)

^b CENTRO DE GEOCIENCIAS   (Mexico)

Author keywords

Blancan; Camelidae; Camelini Lamini; Mxico; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

FLOODPLAIN; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAMMAL; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PLIOCENE; TAXONOMY;

GUANAJUATO; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA];

CAMELIDAE; HEMIAUCHENIA;

EID: 74549179625     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/08-154.1     Document Type: Article

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