Vallesian rodents from Sheikh Abdallah, Western Desert, Egypt

Historical Biology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 224-259

  Mein, Pierre ^a   Pickford, Martin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b l'alimentation et l'Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Desertification; Egypt; Late Miocene; Paleoenvironment; Paleokarst; Rodents

Indexed keywords

BRECCIA; DESERTIFICATION; FAUNA; FOSSIL; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOKARST; RODENT; VALLESIAN;

EGYPT; WESTERN DESERT;

ATLANTOXERUS; GERBILLINAE; HYSTRICIDAE; LAGOMORPHA; MURIDAE; MURINAE; MYOXIDAE; RODENTIA; SCIURIDAE; STEATOMYS; VALLESIA;

EID: 77953094799     PISSN: 08912963     EISSN: 10292381     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08912961003644104     Document Type: Article

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