A new species of Gulo from the Early Pliocene Gray Fossil Site (Eastern United States); rethinking the evolution of wolverines
The wolverine (Gulo gulo) is the largest living terrestrial member of the Mustelidae; a versatile predator formerly distributed throughout boreal regions of North America and Eurasia. Though commonly recovered from Pleistocene sites across their range, pre-Pleistocene records of the genus are exceed...
Main Authors: | Joshua X. Samuels, Keila E. Bredehoeft, Steven C. Wallace |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PeerJ Inc.
2018-04-01
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Series: | PeerJ |
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Online Access: | https://peerj.com/articles/4648.pdf |
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