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Ursidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France) and a reappraisal of the genus Cephalogale Geoffroy, 1862

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Bonis, Louis De (2013): Ursidae (Mammalia, Carnivora) from the Late Oligocene of the "Phosphorites du Quercy" (France) and a reappraisal of the genus Cephalogale Geoffroy, 1862. Geodiversitas 35 (4): 787-814, DOI: 10.5252/g2013n4a4, URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.5252/g2013n4a4

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