The skull of stephanorhinus hemitoechus (Mammalia, Rhinocerotidae) from the middle pleistocene of campagna romana (Rome, central Italy): Biochronological and paleobiogeographic implications

Bulletin of Geosciences

Volumn 88, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-62

  Pandolfi, Luca ^a   Gaeta, Mario ^b   Petronio, Carmelo ^b  

^a ROMA TRE UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochronology; Campagna Romana; Middle Pleistocene; Paleobiogeography; Sabatini Volcanic District; Stephanorhinus hemitoechus

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; MAMMAL; MORPHOMETRY; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; PLEISTOCENE; SKULL;

CAMPAGNA ROMANA; ITALY; LAZIO; MEDITERRANEAN SEA; ROMA [LAZIO];

MAMMALIA; RHINOCEROS; RHINOCEROTIDAE;

EID: 84871443066     PISSN: 12141119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3140/bull.geosci.1363     Document Type: Article

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