Filling the gap: First evidence of early Tortonian continental deposits in southern Iberia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1421-1428

  Martn Suárez, Elvira ^a   Garca Alix, Antonio ^b   Minwer Barakat, Raef ^c   Agust, Jordi ^d   Freudenthal, Matthijs ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

^b CSIC   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^e NATURALIS BIODIVERSITY CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY SIZE; FAUNA; FOSSIL RECORD; MORPHOLOGY; PALEONTOLOGY; SMALL MAMMAL; TORTONIAN;

BETIC CORDILLERA; GAUDIX-BAZA BASIN; IBERIAN PENINSULA; SPAIN;

MAMMALIA; VALLESIA;

EID: 84868562112     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.694388     Document Type: Article

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