The Iberian record of the puma-like cat Puma pardoides (Owen, 1846) (Carnivora, Felidae)

Comptes Rendus - Palevol

Volumn 9, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 55-62

  Madurell Malapeira, Joan ^a   Alba, David M ^a   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a   Aurell Garrido, Josep ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Cueva Victoria; La Puebla de Valverde; Puma like cats; Spain; Vallparad s; Villafranchian

Indexed keywords

EURASIA; IBERIAN PENINSULA; LATE PLIOCENE; PHYLOGENETIC RELATIONSHIPS; PLEISTOCENE; SNOW LEOPARD;

MAMMALS;

CHRONOLOGY; EXTINCTION; FELID; FOSSIL RECORD; PALEONTOLOGY; PHYLOGENETICS; PLIOCENE; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION;

IBERIAN PENINSULA;

CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; PUMA CONCOLOR; UNCIA UNCIA;

EID: 76749099725     PISSN: 16310683     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.12.002     Document Type: Article

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