First record of Sorex (Drepanosorex) margaritodon (Mammalia, Soricidae) in Western Europe: Biostratigraphy, biogeography and evolution of the species

Palaontologische Zeitschrift

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 529-541

  Rofes, Juan ^a,b   Cuenca Bescós, Gloria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZARAGOZA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Iberian Peninsula; Morphology; Morphometry; Pleistocene; Soricinae; Systematic palaeontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84887628443     PISSN: 00310220     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12542-013-0172-6     Document Type: Article

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