Suidae

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048199617, 2011, Pages 327-337

  Bishop, Laura C ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Kolpochoerus limnetes; Laetoli; Metridiochoerus andrewsi; Notochoerus euilus; Notochoerus jaegeri; Nyanzachoerus kanamensis; Pliocene; Potamochoerus porcus; Suids

Indexed keywords

EID: 84876991418     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_13     Document Type: Chapter

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