Ursus etruscus Cuvier, 1823 from the Early Pleistocene of Monte Argentario (Southern Tuscany, Central Italy)

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 89-94

  Petrucci, Mauro ^a   Sardella, Raffaele ^a,b  

^a Istituto Italiano di Paleontologia Umana   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Early Pleistocene; Italy; Late Villafranchian; Monte Argentario; Taxonomy; Ursidae

Indexed keywords

BEAR; BIOCHRONOLOGY; CARNIVORE; FOSSIL RECORD; NEW TAXON; PLEISTOCENE; TAXONOMY;

GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; MONTE ARGENTARIO; TUSCANY;

URSIDAE; URSUS;

EID: 77949750340     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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