Persistence of a mesozoic, non-therian mammalian lineage (Gondwanatheria) in the mid-paleogene of patagonia

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 449-463

  Goin, Francisco J ^a   Tejedor, Marcelo F ^b   Chornogubsky, Laura ^c   López, Guillermo M ^d   Gelfo, Javier N ^a   Bond, Mariano ^a   Woodburne, Michael O ^e   Gurovich, Yamila ^f   Reguero, Marcelo ^a  

^a Museo de La Plata ^*  (Argentina)

^b CENTRO NACIONAL PATAGÓNICO   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS NATURALES Y MUSEO   (Argentina)

^e Museum Northern Arizona   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Eocene; Gondwanatheria; Hypsodonty; Paleogene; South America

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE RADIATION; ENAMEL; EOCENE; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; HERBIVORY; MAMMAL; MESOZOIC; NEW GENUS; NEW SPECIES; PALEOGENE; PERSISTENCE; PHYLOGENETICS; PHYLOGENY; SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE; TAXONOMY; TOOTH;

ANIMAL; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; FOSSIL; HISTOLOGY; MAMMAL; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; FOSSILS; MAMMALS; TOOTH; TOOTH ROOT;

PATAGONIA;

ALLOTHERIA; MAMMALIA; SUDAMERICIDAE; THERIA;

EID: 84863726795     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-012-0919-z     Document Type: Article

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