Postcranial osteology of mammals from salla, Bolivia (late oligocene): Form, function, and phylogenetic implications

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9781402069963, 2008, Pages 135-157

  Shockey, Bruce J ^a,b   Anaya, Federico ^c  

^a MANHATTAN COLLEGE   (United States)

^b DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^c Universidad Autónoma Tomás Frías   (Bolivia)

Author keywords

Great american biotic interchange; Mandibular symphysis; Phylogenetic implication; Postcranial skeleton; Vertebrate paleontology

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904016340     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4020-6997-0_7     Document Type: Chapter

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