Apulogalerix pusillus nov. gen., nov. sp., the small-sized Galericinae (Erinaceidae, Mammalia) from the " Terre Rosse" fissure filling of the Gargano (Foggia, South-Eastern Italy)

Geobios

Volumn 46, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 89-104

  Masini, Federico ^a   Fanfani, Flaviano ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endemic taxon; Galericinae; Gargano; Late Miocene; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

DIET; FAUNA; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; RODENT; TAXONOMY;

GARGANO PROMONTORY; ITALY; PUGLIA;

ERINACEIDAE; GALERIX; HYLOMYINAE; MAMMALIA; SCHIZOGALERIX;

EID: 84876311634     PISSN: 00166995     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2012.10.008     Document Type: Article

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