The status and osteology of two new cyclotosaurid amphibians from the Upper Moenkopi Formation of Arizona (Amphibia: Temnospondyli; Middle Triassic)

Neues Jahrbuch fur Geologie und Palaontologie - Abhandlungen

Volumn 216, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 387-411

  Schoch, Rainer R ^a  

^a STAATLICHES MUSEUM FÜR NATURKUNDE   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; BONE; MORPHOLOGY; NEW SPECIES; TRIASSIC;

ARIZONA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0009843085     PISSN: 00777749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1127/njgpa/216/2000/387     Document Type: Article

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