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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Main Authors: J. D. Carrillo-Briceño, E. Amson, A. Zurita, M. R. Sánchez-Villagra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2016-12-01
Series:Fossil Record
Online Access:http://www.foss-rec.net/20/21/2017/fr-20-21-2016.pdf