Morphological disparity in Plio-Pleistocene large carnivore guilds from Italian peninsula

Acta Palaeontologica Polonica

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 33-44

  Meloro, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Carnivora; geometric morphometrics; Italian Peninsula; Italy; mandible shape; Quaternary

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; FAUNA; GUILD; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; QUATERNARY; TROPHIC CONDITIONS;

ITALY;

ARTIODACTYLA; CARNIVORA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 79952780312     PISSN: 05677920     EISSN: 17322421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4202/app.2010.0037     Document Type: Article

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