The systematic position of Hoplitomerycidae (Ruminantia) revisited

Geobios

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 33-42

  Mazza, Paul Peter Anthony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Central Southeastern Italy; Hoplitomerycidae; Miocene; Phylogeny; Ruminantia

Indexed keywords

CLADISTICS; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; PHYLOGENY; RUMINANT; TAXONOMY; TYPE SPECIMEN;

ABRUZZI; APRICENA; FOGGIA; GARGANO PROMONTORY; ITALY; L'AQUILA; PUGLIA; SCONTRONE;

ANTILOCAPRIDAE; BOVIDAE; CERVIDAE; CERVOIDEA; GIRAFFIDAE; HOPLITOMERYCIDAE; HOPLITOMERYX; RUMINANTIA;

EID: 84875500868     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2012.10.009     Document Type: Article

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