Giraffidae

Vertebrate Paleobiology and Paleoanthropology

Volumn , Issue 9789048199617, 2011, Pages 339-362

  Robinson, Chris A ^a  

^a BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Artiodactyla; Giraffa; Giraffidae; Pliocene; Sivatherium; Tanzania

Indexed keywords

EID: 85045983361     PISSN: 18779077     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-90-481-9962-4_14     Document Type: Chapter

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