Mimomys savini size evolution in the Early Pleistocene of south-western Europe and possible biochronological implications

Quaternary Science Reviews

Volumn 76, Issue , 2013, Pages 96-101

  Lozano Fernández, Iván ^a,b   Cuenca Bescós, Gloria ^c   Blain, Hugues Alexandre ^a,b   López García, Juan Manuel ^d   Agustí, Jordi ^a  

^a INSTITUT CATALÀ DE PALEOECOLOGIA HUMANA I EVOLUCIÓ SOCIAL   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Biochronology; Early Pleistocene; Evolutionary trends; Gran Dolina; Mimomys savini

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; EARLY PLEISTOCENE; EVOLUTIONARY TREND; GRAN DOLINA; MIMOMYS SAVINI;

GEOLOGY; NATURAL SCIENCES;

MAMMALS;

BIOCHRONOLOGY; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; BODY SIZE; FOSSIL RECORD; GEOGRAPHICAL DISTRIBUTION; MORPHOMETRY; PALEARCTIC ECOZONE; PHYLOGENY; PLEISTOCENE; RODENT; TOOTH;

BURGOS [CASTILLA Y LEON]; CASTILLA Y LEON; GRAN DOLINA; SPAIN;

EID: 84880794480     PISSN: 02773791     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quascirev.2013.06.029     Document Type: Article

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