Pleistocene rodents from the Torrent de Vallparadís section (Terrassa, northeastern Spain) and biochronological implications

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 849-865

  Minwer Barakat, Raef ^a   Madurell Malapeira, Joan ^a   Alba, David M ^a   Aurell Garrido, Josep ^a,b   De Esteban Trivigno, Soledad ^a   Moyà Solà, Salvador ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b Geoterna SL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; GEOCHRONOLOGY; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MAGNETOSTRATIGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; PRECISION; RODENT; SEDIMENTARY SEQUENCE; STRATIGRAPHIC CORRELATION;

BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; CATALONIA; SPAIN; TERRASSA;

APODEMUS; ARVICOLA; ELIOMYS; HYSTRIX (MAMMAL); MICROTUS; MIMOMYS; RODENTIA;

EID: 79961189777     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.576730     Document Type: Article

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