The earliest Metridiochoerus (Artiodactyla: Suidae) from the Usno Formation, Ethiopia

Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 75-79

  White, Tim D ^a   Howell, F Clark ^a   Gilbert, Henry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 85008843354     PISSN: 0035919X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00359190609519955     Document Type: Article

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