Miosengi butleri, gen. et sp. nov., (Macroscelidea) from the Kalodirr member, Lothidok formation, early Miocene of Kenya

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 29, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 957-960

  Grossman, Ari ^a   Holroyd, Patricia A ^a,b  

^a MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MIOCENE; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; SMALL MAMMAL;

KENYA;

MACROSCELIDEA;

EID: 77749246107     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1671/039.029.0318     Document Type: Article

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