Hermann Karsten (1817–1908): a German naturalist in the Neotropics and the significance of his paleovertebrate collection
During the mid-19th century, the German naturalist Hermann Karsten conducted a 12-year exploration (1844–1856) in the territories of Ecuador, New Granada (now Colombia) and Venezuela, allowing him to produce important botanic, geographic and geologic descriptions with valuable information that permi...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Pensoft Publishers
2016-12-01
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Series: | Fossil Record |
Online Access: | http://www.foss-rec.net/20/21/2017/fr-20-21-2016.pdf |