The taxonomic status of European Plio-Pleistocene badgers

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 885-894

  Madurell Malapeira, Joan ^a   Alba, David M ^a   Marmi, Josep ^a   Aurell, Josep ^a   Moyà Sola, Salvador ^b  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEONTOLOGIA MIQUEL CRUSAFONT   (Spain)

^b INSTITUCIÓ CATALANA DE RECERCA I ESTUDIS AVANÇATS ICREA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; MAMMAL; MORPHOLOGY; MORPHOMETRY; OMNIVORY; PALEONTOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; TAXONOMY;

EUROPE;

MELES; MELES MELES; TAXIDIINAE;

EID: 79961195651     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.589484     Document Type: Article

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