Rhinocerotidae (Mammalia) from the late Miocene of Bulgaria

Palaeontographica, Abteilung A: Palaozoologie - Stratigraphie

Volumn 287, Issue 4-6, 2009, Pages 99-122

  Geraads, Denis ^a   Spassov, Nikolaï ^b  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b BULGARIAN ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (Bulgaria)

Author keywords

Balkans; Bulgaria; Late Miocene; Mammalia; Rhinocerotidae

Indexed keywords

EID: 80053473556     PISSN: 03750442     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1127/pala/287/2009/99     Document Type: Article

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