New ruminants (Mammalia) from the Pliocene of Kanapoi, Kenya, and a revision of previous collections, with a note on the Suidae

Journal of African Earth Sciences

Volumn 85, Issue , 2013, Pages 53-61

  Geraads, Denis ^a,d   Bobe, René ^b   Manthi, Fredrick Kyalo ^c  

^a Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique   (France)

^b THE GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF PRIMATE RESEARCH   (Kenya)

^d MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR EVOLUTIONARY ANTHROPOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Africa; Bovidae; Giraffidae; Kanapoi; Pliocene; Suidae

Indexed keywords

NEW SPECIES; PLIOCENE; RUMINANT; TAXONOMY;

KANAPOI; KENYA; RIFT VALLEY;

BOVIDAE; GIRAFFIDAE; MAMMALIA; NOTOCHOERUS; SUIDAE;

EID: 84878480463     PISSN: 1464343X     EISSN: 18791956     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jafrearsci.2013.04.006     Document Type: Article

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