Reassessment of the generic attribution of Numidotherium savagei and the homologies of lower incisors in Proboscideans

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 561-580

  Delmer, Cyrille ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Barytherium; Elephantiformes; Libya; Numidotherium; Palaeogene; Phylogeny; Proboscidea

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; ELEPHANT; ENAMEL; HOMOLOGY; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; PALEOGENE; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY; TERTIARY; TOOTH;

LIBYAN ARAB JAMAHIRIYA;

EID: 77749273860     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2007.0036     Document Type: Article

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