Endocranial petrosal anatomy of bothriogenys (Mammalia, Artiodactyla, Anthracotheriidae), and petrosal volume and density comparisons among aquatic and terrestrial artiodactyls and outgroups

Journal of Paleontology

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 44-50

  O'Leary, Maureen A ^a   Patel, Biren A ^a   Coleman, Mark N ^b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MIDWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BODY SIZE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRANIUM; EXTINCTION; FOSSIL RECORD; HEARING; MORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; NEW SPECIES; OLIGOCENE; PALEOBIOLOGY; TAXONOMY; TERRESTRIAL ENVIRONMENT; TYPE SPECIMEN; UNGULATE;

EGYPT; FAIYUM [EGYPT];

ANTHRACOTHERIIDAE; ARTIODACTYLA; CETACEA; HIPPOPOTAMIDAE; HIPPOPOTAMUS AMPHIBIUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84855383443     PISSN: 00223360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1666/10-091.1     Document Type: Article

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