A new genus and species of Felidae (Mammalia) from Rusinga Island, Kenya, with notes on early Felidae of Africa

Estudios Geologicos

Volumn 67, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 217-222

  Werdelin, L ^a  

^a SWEDISH MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Felidae; Kenya; Lower Miocene; Rusinga

Indexed keywords

FELID; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; MIOCENE; NEW GENUS; NEW RECORD; PALEOENVIRONMENT; TAXONOMY;

KENYA; NYANZA; RUSINGA ISLAND;

FELIDAE; MAMMALIA;

EID: 84858029057     PISSN: 03670449     EISSN: 19883250     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3989/egeol.40480.185     Document Type: Article

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