First record of a mastodonsaurid (Temnospondyli, Stereospondyli) from the Early Triassic Lystrosaurus Assemblage Zone (Karoo Basin) of South Africa

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 221, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 133-144

  Damiani, Ross J ^a   Neveling, Johann ^b   Hancox, P John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b Western Cape Regional Office   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABUNDANCE; AMPHIBIAN; FAUNA; GONDWANA; NEW RECORD; PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHY; TRIASSIC;

KAROO; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0009781339     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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