Upper Siwalik mammalian faunas of the Himalayan foothills

Journal of the Palaeontological Society of India

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 75-86

  Nanda, A C ^a  

^a WADIA INSTITUTE OF HIMALAYAN GEOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Biostratigraphic zones; Himalayan foothills; Tatrot and Pinjor faunas; Upper Siwalik

Indexed keywords

EID: 84907204276     PISSN: 05529360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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