Carnivora from the Kanapoi hominin site, northern Kenya

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 64, Issue , 2012, Pages 1-8

  Werdelin, Lars ^a   Manthi, Fredrick Kyalo ^b  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

^b INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Carnivora; Enhydriodon; Felis; Kanapoi; Pliocene

Indexed keywords

CARNIVORE; CRANIUM; FAUNA; FELID; MIOCENE; PALEOECOLOGY; PALEOENVIRONMENT; PALEONTOLOGY; PLIOCENE; SPECIES DIVERSITY;

KENYA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

CARNIVORA; FELIDAE; FELIS; LUTRINAE;

EID: 84855773591     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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