Mammalian Evolution Across the Palaeocene–Eocene Transition in Central Asia

Springer Geology

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 119-122

  Meng, Jin ^a   Wang, Yuanqing ^b  

^a DIVISION OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY   (United States)

^b INSTITUTE OF VERTEBRATE PALEONTOLOGY AND PALEOANTHROPOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Central Asia; Environmental changes; Evolution; Mammals; Palaeogene

Indexed keywords

EID: 84949126421     PISSN: 21979545     EISSN: 21979553     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-04364-7_24     Document Type: Chapter

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