New remains of Sinomastodon yangziensis (Proboscidea, Gomphotheriidae) from Sanhe karst Cave, with discussion on the evolution of Pleistocene Sinomastodon in South China

Quaternary International

Volumn 339-340, Issue , 2014, Pages 90-96

  Wang, Yuan ^a,b   Jin, Chang zhu ^a   Mead, Jim I ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

^b EAST TENNESSEE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAVE; DATING METHOD; EVOLUTION; EXTINCTION; MAMMAL; PALEOMAGNETISM; PLEISTOCENE; TOOTH;

CHINA; CHONGZUO; GUANGXI ZHUANGZU;

AILUROPODA; GIGANTOPITHECUS; GOMPHOTHERIIDAE; STEGODON;

EID: 84904657570     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2013.03.006     Document Type: Article

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