New Middle Miocene Caviomorph Rodents from Quebrada Honda, Bolivia

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 245-268

  Croft, Darin A ^a   Chick, Jennifer M H ^a   Anaya, Federico ^b  

^a CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Endemism; Laventan; Neogene; Neotropics; Provinciality; Rodentia; South America

Indexed keywords

CAVIIDAE; CAVIOMORPHA; CHINCHILLIDAE; DASYPROCTIDAE; ECHIMYIDAE; MAMMALIA; RODENTIA;

EID: 80054124393     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-011-9164-z     Document Type: Article

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