A hyracoid from the late oligocene red sandstone group of Tanzania, rukwalorax jinokitana (gen. and sp. nov.)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 972-975

  Stevens, Nancy J ^a   O'Connor, Patrick M ^a   Roberts, Eric M ^b   Gottfried, Michael D ^c  

^a OHIO UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^c MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IDENTIFICATION KEY; OLIGOCENE; SMALL MAMMAL; TYPE SPECIMEN;

TANZANIA;

HYRACOIDEA;

EID: 77749239708     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0302     Document Type: Article

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