Reanalysis of African Elephas recki: Implications for time, space and taxonomy

Quaternary International

Volumn 126-128, Issue 1 SPEC.ISS., 2005, Pages 65-72

  Todd, Nancy E ^a  

^a MANHATTANVILLE COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BIOCHRONOLOGY; EVOLUTION; MORPHOLOGY; PLEISTOCENE; PLIOCENE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; SUBSPECIES; TAXONOMY;

EID: 8644255078     PISSN: 10406182     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.quaint.2004.04.015     Document Type: Article

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