The first specimen of the mid-triassic dicynodont Angonisaurus from the Karoo of South Africa: Implications for the dating and biostratigraphy of the Cynognathus assemblage zone, upper Beaufort Group

South African Journal of Science

Volumn 92, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 391-392

  Hancox, P J ^a   Rubidge, B S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANGONISAURUS;

ANGONISAURUS; BIOSTRATIGRAPHY; CYNOGNATHUS; DICYNODONT; KAROO SUPERGROUP; REPTILE; TRIASSIC;

SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0030440371     PISSN: 00382353     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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