New material of dipodid rodents (Dipodidae, Rodentia) from the early Miocene of Gashunyinadege, Nei Mongol, China

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1860-1873

  Kimura, Yuri ^a  

^a SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; EVOLUTION; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; NEW TAXON; RODENT; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TOOTH;

CHINA; NEI MONGGOL;

DIPODIDAE; HETEROSMINTHUS; RODENTIA; SICISTA;

EID: 78651320059     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2010.521535     Document Type: Article

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