Early eocene quettacyon parachai (condylarthra) from the ghazij formation of baluchistan (Pakistan): Oldest cenozoic land mammal from South Asia

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 629-637

  Gingerich, Philip D ^a   Abbas, S Ghazanfar ^b   Arif, Muhammad ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b Geological Survey of Pakistan   (Pakistan)

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EID: 9644277104     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1997.10011012     Document Type: Article

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