The South American Gomphotheres (Mammalia, Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae): Taxonomy, Phylogeny, and Biogeography

Journal of Mammalian Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 23-32

  Mothé, Dimila ^a   Avilla, Leonardo S ^b   Cozzuol, Mario A ^c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Proboscidea; South American Gomphotheres; Systematic review; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84873512161     PISSN: 10647554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10914-012-9192-3     Document Type: Article

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