Ichnostratigraphy of middle Cenozoic Coprinisphaera from central Patagonia: Insights into the evolution of dung beetles, herbivores and grass-dominated habitats

Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology

Volumn 297, Issue 3-4, 2010, Pages 633-648

  Sánchez, M Victoria ^a   Laza, José H ^a   Bellosi, Eduardo S ^a   Genise, Jorge F ^a  

^a MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Coprinisphaera; Dung beetles; Grass dominated habitats; Herbivorous mammals; Patagonia

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; CHRONOSTRATIGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL CHANGE; EOCENE; HABITAT TYPE; HERBIVORE; ICHNOLOGY; MIOCENE; OLIGOCENE; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEOSOL; TRACE FOSSIL;

PATAGONIA;

COLEOPTERA; COPRINISPHAERA; HEXAPODA; MAMMALIA; POACEAE;

EID: 78049307606     PISSN: 00310182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2010.09.013     Document Type: Article

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