The first Temnospondyl Amphibian (Stereospondyli: Capitosauroidea) from Ethiopia

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Monatshefte

Volumn , Issue 11, 1998, Pages 694-704

  Warren, Anne ^a   Yates, Adam M ^a   Damiani, Ross J ^a   Goodwin, Mark B ^b   Wood, Craig B ^c   Schaff, Charles R ^d  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PROVIDENCE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; BRACHYOPIDAE; MASTODONSAURIDAE; STEREOSPONDYLI;

EID: 0008529660     PISSN: 00283630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpm/1998/1998/694     Document Type: Article

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