Bovidae

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048199617, 2011, Pages 363-465

  Gentry, Alan W ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF LIFE SCIENCES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Africa; Descriptions; Laetoli; Mammals; Pliocene; Revision; Taxonomy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84937031938     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_15     Document Type: Chapter

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