Fossil Tragelaphini (Artiodactyla: Bovidae) from the Late Pliocene Hadar Formation, Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 57-69

  Reed, Kaye E ^a   Bibi, Faysal ^b  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE POITIERS   (France)

Author keywords

Morphological variation; Tragelaphini; Tragelaphus lockwoodi; Tragelaphus nakuae

Indexed keywords

ARTIODACTYLA; BOVIDAE; TRAGELAPHUS; TRAGELAPHUS EURYCERUS; TRAGELAPHUS ORYX; TRAGELAPHUS STREPSICEROS;

EID: 78651495081     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-010-9146-6     Document Type: Article

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