Early Eocene Chalicothere Litolophus with hoof-like unguals

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1387-1391

  Bai, Bin ^a   Wang, Yuanqing ^a   Meng, Jin ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EOCENE; MAMMAL; PALEONTOLOGY;

EID: 84863079046     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2011.611202     Document Type: Article

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