Deciduous premolars of paleocene litopterns of São José de Itaboraí Basin, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 84, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 858-867

  Bergqvist, Lílian Paglarelli ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Deciduous teeth; Itabora basin; Litopterna; Paleocene

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MILK; PALEOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; TOOTH; UNGULATE;

BRAZIL; RIO DE JANEIRO [BRAZIL]; SAO JOSE DE ITABORAI BASIN;

LITOPTERNA;

EID: 77956531406     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/09-084.1     Document Type: Article

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