Frogs and salamanders from the upper jurassic morrison formation (quarry nine, como bluff) of North America

Journal of Vertebrate Paleontology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 24-30

  Evans, Susan E ^a   Milner, Andrew R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0003043147     PISSN: 02724634     EISSN: 19372809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02724634.1993.10011485     Document Type: Article

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