Early Triassic therapsid footprints from the Sydney Basin, Australia

Alcheringa

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 301-314

  Retallack, Gregory J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OREGON   (United States)

Author keywords

Dicynodontipus bellambiensis sp. nov.; Diet; Early Triassic; Gait; Lystrosaurus; Sydney Basin; Therapsid; Trackway

Indexed keywords

DICYNODONTIPUS BELLAMBIENSIS; FOOTPRINT; LYSTROSAURUS; THERAPSID; TRACKWAY; TRIASSIC;

AUSTRALIA, NEW SOUTH WALES, BELLAMBI COLLIERY;

ANIMALIA; LYCOPODIUM; LYSTROSAURUS; MAMMALIA; REPTILIA;

EID: 0030429542     PISSN: 03115518     EISSN: 17520754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03115519608619473     Document Type: Article

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