New data on the taxonomy of the endemic myomiminae (gliridae, rodentia) from the late miocene-early pliocene of gargano (southern Italy) with the description of the new species Stertomys degiulii

Bollettino della Societa Paleontologica Italiana

Volumn 48, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 189-233

  Rinaldi, Paolo Maria ^a   Masini, Federico ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endemism; Gargano; Gliridae; Insularity; New species; Stertomys

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; LIMESTONE; NEOGENE; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; PALEOKARST; PHYLOGENY; TAXONOMY;

GARGANO PROMONTORY; ITALY; PUGLIA;

LEITHIINAE; MYOXIDAE; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA; ZANCLEA;

EID: 77952175204     PISSN: 03757633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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