Body mass estimation of extinct and extant South American bears (Ursidae, Tremarctinae);Estimación de la masa corporal de las especies de osos fósiles y actuales (Ursidae, Tremarctinae) de América del Sur

Revista del Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales, Nueva Serie

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 243-254

  Soibelzon, Leopoldo Héctor ^a   Tarantini, Viviana Beatriz ^b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Arctotherium; Body mass; Pleistocene; South America; Tremarctos ornatus

Indexed keywords

MAMMALIA; TREMARCTOS ORNATUS; URSIDAE;

EID: 78651103187     PISSN: 15145158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.22179/REVMACN.11.263     Document Type: Article

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