New craniodental remains of trocharion albanense major, 1903 (Carnivora, Mustelidae), from the Valle ̀s-Penede ̀s Basin (Middle to Late Miocene, Barcelona, Spain)

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 547-562

  Robles, Josep M ^a,b   Alba, David M ^b,c   Moya ̀ Solà, Salvador ^d   Casanovas Vilar, Isaac ^b   Galindo, Jordi ^b   Rotgers, Cheyenn ^a,b   Alme ́cija, Sergio ^b   Carmona, Raül ^a  

^a Fossilia Serveis Paleontolo gies i Geolo gics   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^d INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CLADISTICS; CRANIUM; DENTITION; MAMMAL; MIOCENE; SKELETAL REMAINS; TAXONOMY;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN;

CARNIVORA; CRANIA; LEPTARCTINAE; MUSTELIDAE;

EID: 77952260010     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724631003617712     Document Type: Article

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