A nearly complete skeleton of Ernanodon (Mammalia, Palaeanodonta) from Mongolia: Morphofunctional analysis

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 983-1001

  Kondrashov, Peter ^a,b   Agadjanian, Alexandre K ^b  

^a A T STILL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PALEONTOLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL RECORD; GENETIC ANALYSIS; MAMMAL; NEW RECORD; PALEOCENE; PHYLOGENETICS; SKELETON;

CHINA; MONGOLIA;

MAMMALIA; PHOLIDOTA (MAMMAL);

EID: 84865851587     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.694319     Document Type: Article

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