Diversity and body size in giant caviomorphs (Rodentia) from the northern Neotropics - A study of femoral variation

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1449-1456

  Geiger, M ^a   Wilson, L A B ^b   Costeur, L ^c   Sanchez R ^d   Sanchez Villagra M R ^a  

^a PALÄONTOLOGISCHES INSTITUT UND MUSEUM   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c NATURHISTORISCHES MUSEUM BASEL   (Switzerland)

^d SMITHSONIAN TROPICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Panama)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BODY MASS; BODY SIZE; FOSSIL ASSEMBLAGE; MICROSTRUCTURE; MIOCENE; MORPHOTYPE; ONTOGENY; PALEONTOLOGY; RODENT; SHAPE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMY;

BENI; BOLIVIA; TRINIDAD [BENI]; VENEZUELA;

EID: 84888873101     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.2013.780952     Document Type: Article

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