The palaeobiogeography of South American gomphotheres

Journal of Palaeogeography

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-40

  Lucas, Spencer G ^a   Yuan, Wang ^b   Min, Liu ^b  

^a NEW MEXICO MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY AND SCIENCE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Amahuacatherium; Cuvieronius; gomphothere; Haplomastodon; Notiomastodon; South America; Stegomastodon

Indexed keywords

EID: 85018197371     PISSN: 20953836     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3724/SP.J.1261.2013.00015     Document Type: Article

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