Systematics and biogeography of crocodylians from the miocene of Panama

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 239-263

  Hastings, Alexander K ^a   Bloch, Jonathan I ^a   Jaramillo, Carlos A ^b   Rincon, Aldo F ^a,b   MacFadden, Bruce J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOGEOGRAPHY; CLADISTICS; CROCODILIAN; FOSSIL; MIOCENE; MORPHOLOGY; SKULL; TAXONOMY;

PANAMA [CENTRAL AMERICA];

EID: 84878219187     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2012.713814     Document Type: Article

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