First description of milk teeth of fossil South American procyonid from the lower Chapadmalalan (Late Miocene-Early Pliocene) of "Farola Monte Hermoso," Argentina: Paleoecological considerations

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 83-89

  Soibelzon, Leopoldo H ^a  

^a EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cyonasua; Fossil; Milk teeth; Procyonidae; South America

Indexed keywords

EID: 79952042874     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-010-0073-x     Document Type: Article

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