Alilepus meini nov. sp. (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) from the Early Messinian of Tuscany (central-western Italy);Alilepus meini nov. sp. (Leporidae, Lagomorpha) du Messinien inférieur de Toscane (Italie centro-occidentale)

Geobios

Volumn 44, Issue 2-3, 2011, Pages 151-156

  Angelone, Chiara ^a   Rook, Lorenzo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Alilepus meini nov. sp.; Central western Italy; Early Messinian; Endemism; Leporidae

Indexed keywords

ENDEMIC SPECIES; ENDEMISM; LAGOMORPH; MESSINIAN; MORPHOLOGY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TAXONOMY;

BACCINELLO; GROSSETO [TUSCANY]; ITALY; TUSCANY;

ALILEPUS; LAGOMORPHA; LEPORIDAE;

EID: 79955479038     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2010.11.003     Document Type: Article

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