First prorastomid sirenian from Senegal (Western Africa) and the Old World origin of sea cows

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1218-1222

  Hautier, Lionel ^a   Sarr, Raphaël ^b   Tabuce, Rodolphe ^c   Lihoreau, Fabrice ^c   Adnet, Sylvain ^c   Domning, Daryl P ^d   Samb, Momar ^b   Hameh, Pierre Marwan ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ CHEIKH ANTA DIOP   (Senegal)

^c INSTITUT DES SCIENCES DE L EVOLUTION   (France)

^d HOWARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e COGITECH ^*  (Senegal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERBIVORE; MAMMAL;

SENEGAL;

PRORASTOMIDAE; SIRENIA;

EID: 84865855350     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.687421     Document Type: Article

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