The last amphicyonid (Mammalia, Carnivora) in Africa;Le dernier amphicyonidé (Mammalia, Carnivora) en Afrique

Geodiversitas

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 775-787

  Werdelin, Lars ^a   Simpson, Scott W ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Amphicyonidae; Carnivora; Ethiopia; Kenya; Mammalia; Miocene; Neogene; New genus; New species

Indexed keywords

AMPHICYONIDAE; CANIS LATRANS; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 76249101864     PISSN: 12809659     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5252/g2009n4a775     Document Type: Article

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