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Madagascar's mesozoic secrets.
- Source :
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Scientific American . Feb2002, Vol. 286 Issue 2, p54-63. 10p. 3 Color Photographs, 1 Black and White Photograph, 1 Map. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Focuses on palaeontological research in Madagascar for information about Mesozoic era mammals in the Southern hemisphere. Conditions which make Madagascar an ideal place for this study; Discoveries of various mammals, including the rhynchosaurs and traversodontids, both of which have changed notions of mammalian evolution; Goals of these studies; Description of various findings, including several fossils. INSETS: LIVING IN MIXED COMPANY;Modern-Day Mystery.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00368733
- Volume :
- 286
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Scientific American
- Publication Type :
- Periodical
- Accession number :
- 5849332
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1038/scientificamerican0202-54